slobber
verb (used without object)
to let saliva or liquid run from the mouth; slaver; drivel.
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
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Penny, a 3-year-old sorrel mare with a white blaze, had been slobbering her feed and fighting her bit, signs of a likely toothache.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
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