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Definition of Slobber
1. Noun. Saliva spilling from the mouth.
Generic synonyms: Saliva, Spit, Spittle
Derivative terms: Dribble, Drivel, Drool
2. Verb. Let saliva drivel from the mouth. "The baby drooled"
Generic synonyms: Salivate
Derivative terms: Dribble, Dribbler, Drivel, Driveller, Drool, Drooler, Slobberer
Also: Drool Over, Slobber Over
Definition of Slobber
1. v. t. & i. See Slabber.
2. n. See Slabber.
Definition of Slobber
1. Noun. Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth. ¹
2. Verb. To emit saliva or intaken but not yet swallowed liquid to run from one's mouth. To drool. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slobber
1. to drool [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: drool
Medical Definition of Slobber
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1. See Slabber.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Slobber
Literary usage of Slobber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott, Francis Garden, James Bowling Mozley (1857)
"They spill, and scatter, and ' slobber,' and snarl over their food, and grudge
if they be not satisfied. Our reader will think this a strong picture; ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"slobber. E. slabber is sometimes used in the sense of splashing only. Till neore
unto the haven where Sandwitch stands We were enclosed in most dangerous ..."
3. Claudine the Circus Woman by Timothy J. Quinlan (2000)
"She was beginning to slobber. With her head turned slightly off center, the drool
ran in a steady stream towards the floor. ..."
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