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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
Camille Perri,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Incontestably, love letters are, very often, slobbering slop.
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Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
No more Romo slobbering, Star Wars is dead & what's the best time for an NFL game?
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Hijinks ensue, but no actual harm comes to big, slobbering Beethoven.
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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
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The sunscreen is a great match for dry, oily, and combination skin, as well as complexions predisposed to breakouts and rosacea.
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Fatty Fish Fatty or oily fish are fish and other seafood that naturally store oil all over their bodies, including their tissues and around their guts.
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If chewed or ingested, some of these products can cause drooling, stomach upset, and other signs of toxicity in pets.
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This pitching matchup will have the purists drooling.
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There’s a reason everyone from Guillero del Toro and Ben Stiller to Damon Lindelolf (Lost) is raving about the show.
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With over 55,000 reviews on Amazon, people cannot stop raving about this chic jumpsuit.
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Except for the unfettered devotion in the latter is replaced by swooping strings and a gushy chorus that merely offer an antiseptic veneer.
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The announcement may come as a shock for country fans who have followed the couple through their sappy podcast appearances and gushy acceptance speeches.
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First, play was allowed to restart, which was previously a hard stop on any VAR intervention — except violent conduct and spitting at someone.
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That's when LaPalme hit her in the face to prevent her from spitting again, a recording from the deputy's patrol camera showed.
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Toxic fumes are leaking into airplanes and sickening passengers and crew members at an alarming rate, according to a September 2025 report by The Wall Street Journal.
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The concept of this many women vying for West is somewhat sickening to me.
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Follow by wiping the backsplash with warm, soapy water to remove any residue.
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Wash surfaces with warm, soapy water before sanitizing them with a solution mix of one tablespoon of chlorine bleach and one gallon of water.
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His widow doesn’t exactly look too broken up; less than a week after his death, Lee spots her snuggling with Dale’s brother Donald, an oleaginous candidate for governor played by Kyle MacLachlan.
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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.
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“Slobbering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slobbering. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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