slaver
To drool saliva from the mouthTo drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
» The old records named him as a notorious slaver.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
sabbern, geifern
let saliva drivel from the mouth
(intransitive)To fawn.
(intransitive)To be drooled out of someone’s mouth.
(transitive)To smear with saliva issuing from the mouth.
To be besmeared with saliva.
Examples
7 sentencesThe old records named him as a notorious slaver.
A band of rebels hunted the slaver through the haunted marshes.
The dragon refused to serve the slaver who had chained its wings.
The pirate captain was secretly a slaver who sold prisoners across the sea.
The orc chieftain broke the slaver's iron collar and led the captives to freedom.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English slaveren, from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. DouFrom Middle English slaveren, from Old Norse slafra (“to slaver”), probably imitative. Doublet of slabber.
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Forms
slavers, slavering, slavered, slaveredSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 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