SLOBBER

drool, dribble, drivel, slobber

(noun) saliva spilling from the mouth

drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble

(verb) let saliva drivel from the mouth; “The baby drooled”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slobber (countable and uncountable, plural slobbers)

Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.

Muddy or marshy land; mire.

(dated) A jellyfish.

Verb

slobber (third-person singular simple present slobbers, present participle slobbering, simple past and past participle slobbered)

To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth; to drool.

Synonyms

• (emit saliva): drool, slaver

Anagrams

• lobbers

Source: Wiktionary


Slob"ber, v. t. & i.

Definition: See Slabber.

Slob"ber, n.

1. See Slabber.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A jellyfish. [Prov. Eng.]

3. pl. (Vet.)

Definition: Salivation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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