as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws
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Recent Examples of slaver
WIRED, 24 June 2023
Not backed up by the whole of law enforcement, mind you, because otherwise, there’d be no story, no slavering depictions of depravity, no waltz into the abyss and no righteous body count.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
Information could also come from unexpected sources: when slavers sought a Philadelphia warrant to make arrests in Lancaster County, the son of the judge who issued the warrant alerted Still, who then warned the targets.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
It’s aided in this by the natural grandeur of its painterly environments, which, even when littered with dead bodies and slavering monsters, create an imperative to preserve a fictional world that extends beyond exposition about the importance of doing so.
—WIRED, 24 June 2023
Not backed up by the whole of law enforcement, mind you, because otherwise, there’d be no story, no slavering depictions of depravity, no waltz into the abyss and no righteous body count.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
Noun
After they were stolen from Sierra Leone, shipped to Cuba and put aboard the Amistad headed from Havana to a Puerto Príncipe plantation, the captives rebelled against the slavers to take control of the ship.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
Information could also come from unexpected sources: when slavers sought a Philadelphia warrant to make arrests in Lancaster County, the son of the judge who issued the warrant alerted Still, who then warned the targets.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaver
Verb
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Leaning over him, Mary drools into Stack’s mouth, her appetite soon his own.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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The American Veterinary Medical Association recommends learning the signs of overheating in dogs such as excessive panting, restlessness, excessive drooling, unsteadiness, or abnormal gum and tongue color.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Mice contaminate food, chew up everything in sight, and spread illnesses through their urine, saliva, and droppings, says Sheldon Owen, a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
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The Bug Bite Thing is clinically proven to suction out irritants like venom and saliva from mosquitoes, wasps, and more, taking the itching, stinging, and swelling with them.—
Quincy Bulin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2025
Verb
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The intoxicated passenger was recorded grabbing the victim's hair and spitting on her.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Jonathan Groff’s penchant for spitting on audiences became mainstream enough to warrant a joke at the Tonys.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Survival Playbook for Embedded Finance 2.0 How do software founders thread this regulatory needle without killing the growth story investors are salivating over?—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Trump’s fight against Harvard and other Ivy League institutions is one conservatives have been salivating at for years, especially since the on-campus protests against Israel following Hamas’s attack in October 2023.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
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“Slaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaver. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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