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to slabber

to slabber

9.9
To let drool run from the mouth, often while sleeping
  • verb
  • /ˈslæbər/
translation icon : babeo
  • The dog was so excited that it began to slabber all over the floor.

Examples

  • Children often slabber when they eat sticky sweets.

  • He watched the hungry puppy slabber as it waited for a treat.

  • Stop slabbering.

    Gangs of New York (2002)

  • Are you slabbering, Boabby?

    You're Doing Great (2024)

  • If a translator had been there, each of those character texts could have spoken the slabbering sound in Balloon and drawn Richard Henry Dana into the script of its dream.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

to drool
vsto slabber
49 2.1

To let saliva flow from the mouth without meaning to

is not limited to unintentional cases
to slobber
vsto slabber
  • Informal
22 4.8

To let saliva run from the mouth in a messy way or to show strong desire

is the plain action without messy or figurative sense
to dribble
vsto slabber
15 2.8

To let liquid or saliva fall in small drops

is used for flowing continuously rather than slow small drops
to slaver
vsto slabber
2 9.8

To let drool run from the mouth

is identical in meaning and use
to drivel
vsto slabber
8.8

To let liquid from the mouth come out by accident

is broader, not focused only on accidental flow

How Much Drooling

to slabber
9.9
to dribble
15 2.8
to salivate
5 4.3

Surface Forms

slabber infinitive
slabbed past
slabbed past participle
slabbing present participle
slabbers third person singular

Etymology

The word slabber is like the common English words slobber and slop and feels like a sound word that copies wet, dripping noise. So, to slabber is to 'let saliva run' or 'drool', which explains why we use it for someone or some animal that is drooling.