slobber

[ slob-er ]

verb (used without object)

1. to let saliva or liquid run from the mouth; slaver; drivel.

   Synonyms: slop, dribble, drool

2. to indulge in mawkish sentimentality:

   My family slobbered all over me when I finally got home.

verb (used with object)

1. to wet or make foul by slobbering:

   The baby has slobbered his bib.

2. to let (saliva or liquid) run from the mouth:

   The baby slobbered milk on his bib.

3. to utter with slobbering:

   He sobbed and slobbered the bad news.

noun

1. saliva or liquid dribbling from the mouth; slaver.
2. mawkishly sentimental speech or actions.

slobber

/ ˈslɒbə /

verb

1. to dribble (saliva, food, etc) from the mouth
2. intr to speak or write mawkishly
3. tr to smear with matter dribbling from the mouth

noun

1. liquid or saliva spilt from the mouth
2. maudlin language or behaviour

Derived Forms

• ˈslobbery, adjective
• ˈslobberer, noun

Other Words From

• slobber·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of slobber¹

1350–1400; Middle English (noun and v.), variant of slabber. See slab ², -er ⁶

Word History and Origins

Origin of slobber¹

C15: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slubberen; see slaver ²

Example Sentences

I wipe her warm slobber from my cheeks.

From Literature

I use my sleeve to wipe hellhound slobber off my face.

From Literature

Author Tommy Tomlinson focuses a whole book, "Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show," on examining that question.

From Salon

After wiping the drool from Sabrina’s face, Mrs. B put the slobber monster down for a nap.

From Literature

Only two dogs lived in my neighborhood: Mitzy, who always rode shotgun in Mrs. Hathaway’s purse, and a Saint Bernard who was sweet but grossed me out with his constant globs of slobber.

From Literature