slobber
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to wet or make foul by slobbering.
The baby has slobbered his bib.
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to let (saliva or liquid) run from the mouth.
The baby slobbered milk on his bib.
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to utter with slobbering.
He sobbed and slobbered the bad news.
noun
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saliva or liquid dribbling from the mouth; slaver.
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mawkishly sentimental speech or actions.
verb
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to dribble (saliva, food, etc) from the mouth
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(intr) to speak or write mawkishly
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(tr) to smear with matter dribbling from the mouth
noun
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liquid or saliva spilt from the mouth
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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
Explanation
To slobber is to allow spit, or saliva, to drip from your mouth. Your dog will probably slobber if you tease her with your hamburger. Another word for slobber is drool. You can use it as a verb, as in "That cupcake made me slobber," or a noun: "Wipe that slobber off your chin." To figuratively slobber over something or someone is to be overly enthusiastic or sentimental, like when your friends all slobber over your adorable new puppy.
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Example Sentences
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"They are soft, amazingly loyal and really friendly... there is some slobber."
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Who can’t stomach R-rated movies and who rushed after me one afternoon with a paper towel to wipe a mix of sand and her dog’s slobber off my shoe.
From New York Times • May 7, 2023
“It cleans out the channel. The L.A. River is watered by urban slobber, an unpleasant mix of oils and other nasty stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023
Though his version of the spitball — more of a slobber ball — can be a bit overwhelming.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2022
A spray of the dog’s slobber splashed on my face and I hit the ground hard, knocking my breathing right out of me.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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