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plural of slobber
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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slobbers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slobber
1
as in spits
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 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
Verb
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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  • The great Wiest, clad in leopard print and lipstick, slurs and spits her lines.
    Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Broadwick’s pink front door spits you out slap-bang in the middle of it all like a tongue.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • See also the frequency that Carter raves about problematic collaborators — Kanye!
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Her research started with the usual suspects of nightlife lore — 1920s Paris, 1970s disco and 1990s raves.
    Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • The stars have been delivering the kind of high-fashion moments the industry at the center of the film salivates over, studies and celebrates.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • Meyers, an almost parodic vision of an old soul, gushes praise in unfashionably complete sentences.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Clarkson gushes while the pair — both shedding tears — embrace.
    Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
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  • Five-month-old Ladoo fusses in a hammock made from an old scarf.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Slobbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slobbers. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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