slobbering 1 of 2

present participle of slobber
1
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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2
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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slobbering

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adjective

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Adjective
  • As a 35-year-old who is going through a lot of hormonal changes postpartum, my skin craves the extra hydration, but breaks out if formulas are too oily.
    Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 9 July 2025
  • Sop up any oily residue with a paper towel, then sprinkle with baby powder.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • That unspoken contract between gore-hungry viewers and the film is mostly forged by Christien Tinsley, the makeup effects artist whose gushy prosthetics are shown off at every turn.
    Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The chatter has only grown in recent days, after Ms. Anderson — who just celebrated a birthday — posted a story on her Instagram account, showing a lavish bouquet of flowers and a gushy card from an admirer.
    Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Also sickening is Aja, transforming from cocoon to butterfly — unfortunately, Jasmine Masters will see her in court.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 4 July 2025
  • The portal that allows the players to go from school to school is also sickening.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • When Rudd, 55, appeared on Fallon's late night show to promote his new A24 movie Death of a Unicorn on Thursday, March 27, Fallon, 50, noted that Rudd has performed in just about every genre of film, television and theater one could imagine — except for the soapiest of soap operas.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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
  • At any moment, the noodles might dissolve, the cheese topping burn, the dish collapse into a soggy, oleaginous mess.
    Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • Photo Gallery Feeling the heat, George accepts an offer to take the lead in a largely fictional and completely hagiographic biopic of (current) Egyptian President Al-Sisi.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 May 2025
  • The hagiographic mode gave way to a more prosecutorial one.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Martin studied under and is basically a Temu Alan Grant, while the unctuous Friend oozes with corporate evil.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 June 2025
  • At times, the display of closeness felt a bit unctuous, as when Musk praised Trump for his gold-heavy interior design makeover of the Oval Office.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The alluring scent of chocolate, glorious chocolate, wafts toward you, sweet but not cloying, heady and intoxicating.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
  • Consider lemons, limes, stone fruit, green apple, white peach, or tart cherries—these flavors feel light, lively, and energizing, not cloying, explains Madeline Gordon, general manager at Wine & Rind.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025
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