as in drools
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
the dog got slobber all over our tennis ball
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as in raves
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 slobbers
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
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The pig slobbers mud on my right leg as Grace jaunts away.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slobbers
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In the same scene, a young girl pulls out her teeth, puts a dead woman's dentures in her bloody mouth, and spits onto a plate of food that other characters unknowingly eat.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Wally spits sunflower seed shells onto the brown sand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Leipold raves about Amachree’s work ethic and ability to pick up KU’s playbook.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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The team raves about the hotel’s water pressure, and the waterfall shower lives up to the hype.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Christie regularly gushes over Thornton on Instagram.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Slobbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slobbers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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