slobber
Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from…Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
» Tom's dog slobbered on his pillow.
Toms Hund sabberte auf sein Kissen. — Esperantostern
Собака Тома розпускав слину на його подушці. — deniko
Собака Тома розпузстив слину на його подушці. — deniko
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
There was dried slobber on his coat lapel.
Sabber, Geifer
слю́ниsljúni
saliva spilling from the mouth
(countable, uncommon, uncountable)A dribbly shower (of rain).
(countable, uncountable)Mud, muck; a miry, slushy or muddy mixture.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:slobber.
(countable, dated, uncountable)A jellyfish.
Examples
5 sentencesTom's dog slobbered on his pillow.
Собака Тома розпускав слину на його подушці. — deniko
deToms Hund sabberte auf sein Kissen. — Esperantostern
This tennis ball is covered with dog slobber.
ruЭтот теннисный мячик весь в собачьих слюнях. — marafon
Elias was slobbering all over.
The dog slobbered on Tom.
Don't slobber over my face! A-ha-ha-ha. Stop it!
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sloberen, borrowed from Middle Dutch slobberen (> Modern Dutch slobberFrom Middle English sloberen, borrowed from Middle Dutch slobberen (> Modern Dutch slobberen (“to slobber”)), related to West Frisian slobberje (“to slurp”), German Low German slubbern (“to slobber”). Doublet of slabber and slaver. Compare also German schlabbern (“to slobber”). At least in the sense of "saliva", apparently not related to English slob, from Irish slaba (“mud”).
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Forms
plural: slobbersSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable