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slobber

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of slobber

1 the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
  • the dog got slobber all over our tennis ball
Synonyms of slobber

drool, saliva, slaver, spit, spittle
Words Related to slobber

foam, froth

expectoration, salivation, sputum
2 unintelligible or meaningless talk
  • I couldn't make out any of the panhandler's slobber, but I gave the poor soul a buck anyway
Synonyms of slobber

abracadabra, babble, blabber, burble, double Dutch, double-talk, drivel, gabble, gibber, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, mumbo jumbo, nonsense, prattle
Words Related to slobber

blah (also blah-blah), hocus-pocus, hokeypokey, twaddle

chatter, gab, patter, prate, tattle, twitter

cackle, clack, clatter

slobber

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of slobber

1 to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth
  • our dog always starts to slobber whenever we open a can of food
Synonyms of slobber

dribble, drivel, drool, salivate, slaver
Words Related to slobber

water

expectorate, spit

foam, froth, splutter

sputter
2 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
Synonyms of slobber

drool, effuse, enthuse, fuss, gush, rave, rhapsodize
Words Related to slobber

dote (on), fawn

emote

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