slobber

American  

[slob-er] / ˈslɒb ər /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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noun

1. liquid or saliva spilt from the mouth

2. maudlin language or behaviour

Other Word Forms

• slobberer noun
• slobbery adjective

Etymology

Origin of slobber

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

Example Sentences

"They are soft, amazingly loyal and really friendly... there is some slobber."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Who can’t stomach R-rated movies and who rushed after me one afternoon with a paper towel to wipe a mix of sand and her dog’s slobber off my shoe.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

It also sees a familiar Hollywood face attached to a most unfamiliar body, enacting the kind of dramatic, prosthetically enabled transformation the movie industry likes to slobber over.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Though his version of the spitball — more of a slobber ball — can be a bit overwhelming.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2022

Conner swooped down to pick it up and handed it to me, slobber side in his hand.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence