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to slobber

to slobber

22 4.8
To let saliva run from the mouth in a messy way or to show strong desire
  • verb
  • /ˈslɑːbər/
  • Informal
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  • Unwelcome as this observation was, Shan shoved the dog's slobbering head away from his and squinted up.
  • slobbering dog
  • slobbering kiss
  • stop slobbering

Let me Google this dog, that dog that slobbers a lot.

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Examples

  • Instead, she bent down to pet Ulysses, who lay slobbering at her feet.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • If you want to impress me, you need to get a job and stop slobbering all over my shoe.

    Independence Day (1996)

  • Let me Google this dog, that dog that slobbers a lot.

    Theo Von

  • Arthur posted emerging versions of the plans in the coffee room for everyone to slobber over.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • They're just like these nervous creatures that jump and slobber all over you.

    Clueless (1995)

  • So I had driven away with a panting, slobbering dog in my backseat.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • His father pinched him on the cheek and pressed a slobbering kiss on his eyebrows.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The dog was so excited to see me that it started to slobber all over my clothes.

  • After playing in the park, my puppy was slobbering as he jumped around with joy.

  • When I offered him a treat, he couldn't help but slobber in anticipation.

Synonyms

to drool
vsto slobber
49 2.1

To let saliva flow from the mouth without meaning to

is sometimes used figuratively to mean intense desire as well as saliva
to dribble
vsto slobber
15 2.8

To let liquid or saliva fall in small drops

is messier and more copious rather than small slow drops
to salivate
vsto slobber
  • Informal
11 6.1

To feel very eager or excited about something

adds a messy, physical saliva sense as well as eager feeling
to slaver
vsto slobber
2 9.8

To let drool run from the mouth

also expresses strong visible desire or enthusiasm rather than only literal saliva
to slobber over
vsto slobber
  • Informal
1 8.6

To want something or someone very much and show it in an obvious way

can also mean actual messy saliva, not only overt figurative longing
to slabber
vsto slobber
9.9

To let drool run from the mouth, often while sleeping

can also mean showing unrestrained eagerness or desire rather than only wetness
to drivel
vsto slobber
8.8

To let liquid from the mouth come out by accident

is also used to describe open or excessive desire rather than only drooling
to couldn't help but drool
vsto slobber
  • Informal
7.4

Want food so much that you cannot stop your mouth from filling with saliva

can refer to literal saliva but also matches casual eager enthusiasm
to point-and-drool
vsto slobber
  • Slang
9.9

Look at something you want and show strong desire openly

is broader and also covers literal saliva, not only admiring display

Antonyms

to suppress
176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

Phrasal Verbs

to slobber over
  • Informal
1 8.6

To want something or someone very much and show it in an obvious way

How Messy

to foam at the mouth
  • Informal
5 8.1
to slobber
  • Informal
22 4.8
to salivate
5 4.3

Surface Forms

slobber infinitive
slobbered past
slobbered past participle
slobbering present participle
slobbers third person singular

Etymology

Slobber began as a sound word that copies wet, messy liquid, similar to drool and slosh ('to make liquid splash'). So to slobber is to let saliva run from the mouth or, by extension, to show too much desire or excitement.