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noun

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1
as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands the dog got slobber all over our tennis ball

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2
as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk I couldn't make out any of the panhandler's slobber, but I gave the poor soul a buck anyway

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verb

ˈslä-bər How to pronounce slobber (audio)
1
as in to drool
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth our dog always starts to slobber whenever we open a can of food

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2
as in to rave
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm right on cue, his entourage of sycophants began to slobber over every inane thing he said

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Recent Examples of slobber
Noun
Since then, the two have had multiple heated skirmishes to build up what pro wrestling fans expected to be an absolute slobber knocker. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2026 Valerie Bertinelli isn’t grossed out by a little dog slobber. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
No more Romo slobbering, Star Wars is dead & what's the best time for an NFL game? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 This time around, under Rupert Goold’s actor-forward direction and with Guirgis’s distinctive voiciness, the story has more in common with the canine of its title — there’s a little more swagger, sweetness, and slobber, a little more desire to please. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slobber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slobber
  1. saliva
  2. babble
  3. drool
  4. rave
  5. prattle
  6. spit
  7. nonsense
  8. chatter
Noun
  • Testing of saliva later confirmed infection with a bat rabies virus variant.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The virus is shed in wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and feces, so even droppings near the coop can carry it.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of saliva
Noun
  • Companies modelled after Mary Kay that have reprised empowerment babble for their founders’ gain are mentioned but receive scarce judgment.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.
    — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of babble
Verb
  • Some of the signs of overheating include heavy panting or drooling, a rapid pulse, bright red gums or tongue, labored breathing, difficulty standing, vomiting or diarrhea and a fever.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Typically, the consequence of a sunny Open Championship is firm and fast playing conditions that make golf fans drool.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of drool
Verb
  • Victoria Phillips-Hunter from Carlisle, England, raved about the hospitality staff, having worked in hospitality herself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • So much of raving’s appeal is about the potential of magic happening.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Definition of rave
Noun
  • The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of prattle
Verb
  • That’s when a 17-year-old girl spit at an officer when she was asked to leave the area, authorities said.
    — WBFF STAFF, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2026
  • Lowry, in the meantime, would embark on a two-decade career in a league that spits out frauds on the regular.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of spit
Noun
  • Until recently, that would have sounded like absolute nonsense.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • There weren’t meetings with executives about tone and mood and all this nonsense.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • Emmys season is about ot begin, and with it, a slew of contenders destined for nominations and memorialization by way of snubs chatter.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • There is a lot of chatter out there on the interwebs about who will and won’t be in the house for Big Brother season 28.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of chatter

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