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as in saliva
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 babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk
I couldn't make out any of the panhandler's slobber, but I gave the poor soul a buck anyway
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Recent Examples of slobber
Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
All Ellie has to worry about is the slobber from its kisses.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2023
Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The 30 Best Hotels in Tokyo Brandon Presser LA: [laughs]
AM: ... slobbering all over you.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Jack Harlow Gets Some Puppy Love Before Heading to the Met Gala
14 hr 54 min ago
Jack Harlow can't resist an adorable pooch — and isn't scared of messing up his polished Met Gala look with some puppy slobber.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
All Ellie has to worry about is the slobber from its kisses.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2023
Verb
Both cases generated a certain slobbering shorthand: the Cigar and the Blue Dress were, for Beecher, the Ragged Edge Letter and the Pistol Incident.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The 30 Best Hotels in Tokyo Brandon Presser LA: [laughs]
AM: ... slobbering all over you.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slobber
Noun
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The person may also produce a lot of saliva and appear agitated, thrashing arms and legs.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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In this case, immune system markers in their saliva samples will help researchers evaluate how the body reacts to space radiation.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mesopotamian corpses, stirred by the babble of trade, wander the halls wrapped in shrouds of extravagant malice.—
David Velasco,
Harpers Magazine,
18 Dec. 2023
Verb
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The Knott’s culinary and bakery teams have created a feast for our Instagram feeds that will make our followers drool and want to head into the fog during the 52nd installment of Scary Farm.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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Thank you to this show for giving us so many things to drool over every season.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reviewers rave about how much the lazy Susans help with pantry organization.—
Lauren Taylor,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of Amazon shoppers rave about the Activscience Neck Firming Cream for its skin-tightening, wrinkle-fighting powers, and now it’s marked down to $25.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.—
Joshua Cohen,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
Verb
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As stated, the rules committee is starting to crack down on any sort of action that would be deemed as unsportsmanlike, and that was evident in Week 1 when Eagles star Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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But these surveys, many of them credible and worth considering, often spit out different data, allowing interested readers to draw different, sometimes contradictory, conclusions.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Not to mention the Epstein files nonsense.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Learning that, following that childbirth/torture nonsense, Julia and Davina are now friends.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With that comes the external chatter, the buzzing, the praise — everything Cristobal wants his team to avoid.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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The internet is fizzing with chatter over the trend, leaving some people shocked and others curious.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Slobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slobber. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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