slobber

American  

[slob-er] / ˈslɒb ər /

verb (used without object)

1. to let saliva or liquid run from the mouth; slaver; drivel.

   Synonyms:

   slop, dribble, drool

2. to indulge in mawkish sentimentality.

   My family slobbered all over me when I finally got home.

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verb (used with object)

1. to wet or make foul by slobbering.

   The baby has slobbered his bib.

2. to let (saliva or liquid) run from the mouth.

   The baby slobbered milk on his bib.

3. to utter with slobbering.

   He sobbed and slobbered the bad news.

noun

1. saliva or liquid dribbling from the mouth; slaver.

2. mawkishly sentimental speech or actions.

slobber British  

/ ˈslɒbə /

verb

1. to dribble (saliva, food, etc) from the mouth

2. (intr) to speak or write mawkishly

3. (tr) to smear with matter dribbling from the mouth

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noun

1. liquid or saliva spilt from the mouth

2. maudlin language or behaviour

Other Word Forms

• slobberer noun
• slobbery adjective

Etymology

Origin of slobber

1350–1400; Middle English (noun and v.), variant of slabber. See slab ², -er ⁶

Example Sentences

And unlike with her insults, Bondi rarely has to check her notes before slobbering over the imaginary perfection of men who can boost her career.

From Salon

This still wasn’t enough slobber for his audience, however.

From Salon

I wipe her warm slobber from my cheeks.

From Literature

He was not inside the mouth of a slobbering beast.

From Literature

After wiping the drool from Sabrina’s face, Mrs. B put the slobber monster down for a nap.

From Literature