SLOBBERING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in slavering

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slobbering

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verb

present participle of slobber

as in drooling

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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as in raving

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 slobbering

Verb

Hijinks ensue, but no actual harm comes to big, slobbering Beethoven. — Camille Perri, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Incontestably, love letters are, very often, slobbering slop. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slobbering

Adjective

There was something flylike about people with healthy, oily skin.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Greasy or oily rags can ignite in the dryer due to heat buildup and flammable residue.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of oily

Verb

While drooling during sleep can conjure scary thoughts of a health problem, experts say the habit is nothing to worry about — though there are still certain signs to watch for.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
If your pet is vomiting, drooling, showing weakness or having trouble swallowing or breathing, head directly to a veterinary hospital.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Definition of drooling

Verb

Aside from his qualities as a coach, staff and players are privately raving about his ability to build strong personal connections in such a short time.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
With over 9,000 reviews on Amazon, people cannot stop raving about this sunscreen.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

Definition of raving

Adjective

Except for the unfettered devotion in the latter is replaced by swooping strings and a gushy chorus that merely offer an antiseptic veneer.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026
The announcement may come as a shock for country fans who have followed the couple through their sappy podcast appearances and gushy acceptance speeches.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026

Definition of gushy

Verb

Unfortunately for Miami, Suarez, who has been on fire, is suspended for the next six Leagues Cups games for spitting at a Seattle Sounders staff member after the 2025 Final last August.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
Starship is designed to launch 60 Starlink V3 satellites at a time, spitting them out through a slit-like payload bay door like a giant PEZ candy dispenser.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of spitting

Adjective

That’s why Law is a celebrity stylist; Law is known for curating sickening looks for his celebrity clients, but maybe sort of skimping out on himself, unfortunately.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
There are also challenges for local businesses, which say customers are staying away because the stench is so sickening.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of sickening

Adjective

Hard plastic toys without electronics or stickers can be soaked in a tub filled with hot, soapy water and washed with a rag.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
This dark, soapy comedy opens with a dramatic suicide and the promise that what led to it will be revealed.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of soapy

Adjective

One defense, beginning in the late eighteen-hundreds, was flypaper, sheets of which were coated on one side with an oleaginous substance that lured flies, then permanently trapped them.

— David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
Ted Cruz, the perennial front-runner, is smug and oleaginous—hated equally by his colleagues and the public.

— Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 26 Sep. 2022

Definition of oleaginous

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