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Examples of slobber in a Sentence
Her baby just slobbered on the blanket.
The puppy slobbered all over me.
Recent Examples of slobber from the Web
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Think of Ivan Pavlov’s slobbering dogs, trained to salivate upon hearing a bell, even if they weren’t tempted with food.
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RANT To the man who let his Great Dane drink from and slobber all over a drinking fountain at Green Lake.
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Ms. Sankoff and Mr. Hein, who wrote the music as well as the book and lyrics, know that there’s nothing like a steady Gaelic drumbeat and a lilting pennywhistle to turn a skeptical audience into Pavlov’s slobbering dogs.
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Origin and Etymology of slobber
Middle English sloberen to eat in a slovenly manner; akin to Low German slubberen to sip
slobber
Definition of slobber
1 : saliva drooled from the mouth
2 : driveling, sloppy, or incoherent utterance
Examples of slobber in a Sentence
the dog got slobber all over our tennis ball
I couldn't make out any of the panhandler's slobber, but I gave the poor soul a buck anyway.
First Known Use of slobber
circa 1755
SLOBBER Defined for English Language Learners
slobber
playDefinition of slobber for English Language Learners
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: to let saliva or liquid flow from your mouth
SLOBBER Defined for Kids
Definition of slobber for Students
slobbered
;slobbering
: to let saliva or liquid dribble from the mouth
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