slobber

/'slɔbə/ Cách viết khác : (slabber) /'slæbə/
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slobber

The puppy slobbers on the child's hand.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To let saliva flow uncontrollably from the mouth; to drool.
    • To show excessive sentiment or enthusiasm in a foolish or messy way.

  2. Noun:

    • Saliva that has spilled or dripped from the mouth.
Usage
  • As a Verb (intransitive): Describes the involuntary action of saliva flowing from the mouth.
  • As a Verb (transitive): Describes covering something messily with saliva, often by accident.
  • As a Noun (uncountable): Refers to the substance itself—the spilled saliva.
Examples
  • Verb (intransitive):
    • The teething baby would slobber all over his toys.
    • The excited dog began to slobber at the sight of food.
  • Verb (transitive):
    • The puppy slobbered my hand with affectionate licks.
  • Noun:
    • He wiped the slobber from the child's chin.
    • There was slobber all over the dog's chew toy.
Advanced Usage
  • Figurative Use (Verb): To express excessive, often maudlin, sentiment.
    • The romantic novel slobbered over every detail of the couple's reunion.
  • "Slobber over" (Phrasal Verb): To show excessive desire or admiration for someone or something.
    • Fans slobbered over the celebrity's every move.
Variants and Related Words
  • Slobbery (adjective): Covered with or characterized by slobber.
    • a slobbery kiss
  • Drool (verb/noun): A close synonym, though often perceived as slightly less messy or intense than .
  • Drivel (verb/noun): Can be synonymous for saliva flow but more commonly means to talk nonsense.
Synonyms
  • Drool (verb/noun)
  • Dribble (verb)
  • Salivate (verb) - though this more precisely means to produce saliva, not necessarily to let it spill.
  • Slaver (verb) - a less common synonym.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms
  • Slobber all over (someone/something): To cover someone or something messily with saliva, often out of affection or eagerness.
    • The big dog slobbered all over the visitor's pants.
  • Make a slobbering mess: To create a wet, untidy situation.
    • The toddler made a slobbering mess of his bib.
slobber

The puppy slobbers on the child's hand.

Noun
  1. saliva spilling from the mouth
Verb
  1. let saliva drivel from the mouth
    • The baby drooled

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