slabber
To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelesslyTo let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver.
let saliva drivel from the mouth
(transitive)To eat hastily or in a slovenly manner, as liquid food.
(transitive)To wet and befoul by liquids falling carelessly from the mouth; slaver; slobber.
(transitive)To cover, as with a liquid spill; soil; befoul.
Origin
From Middle English slaberen, from Middle Dutch slabberen (“to lap, sup, slaver, slabber”)From Middle English slaberen, from Middle Dutch slabberen (“to lap, sup, slaver, slabber”), from Old Dutch *slabron, from Proto-West Germanic *slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic *slabrōną (“to scrawl, make a mess”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Low German slabbern (“to slabber”), German schlabbern (“to slabber”), Icelandic slafra (“to slaver”). More at slaver.
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Forms
slabbers, slabbering, slabbered, slabberedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle