slobber

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The windows are frothed with slobber, and the goo factory I brought in to be cleaned has yet to see soap.

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  1. intransitive verb To let saliva or liquid spill out from the mouth; drool.
  2. intransitive verb To express sentiment or enthusiasm effusively or incoherently; gush.
  3. transitive verb To wet or smear with or as if with saliva or liquid dribbled from the mouth.
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  • Then when it lipped at her fingers for more, smearing them with slobber: " Niorbh afhiu a dhath ariamh a bhjuarthas in aiscjidhl" A hundred or so of the First Levy were in the cutting too, most were squatting by their bicycles, eating or looking to their gear or just patiently waiting despite the general, damp misery. —  Map.html
  • Posted 36 months ago. barbee Pro User says: slobber, drool, gasp, fawn! omg, billy i must hang with you! xo —  Billion Dollar Baloney
  • Don't slobber - The amount of moisture should remain the same as your normal state.
  • As soon as I sign the lease for a place that allows canine slobber, I'll head for the pound to pick out a medium-size mutt who will sleep on the bed with me and breathe kibble in my face. —  Moose in the Kitchen
  • In case you missed it. .you lost all 3 games. .tough games, yes, but you lost and allmost all the Big slobber-knocker hits were from Pittsburgh on Sunday starting w / the opening kick-off!! —  Blog updates
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English sloberen, perhaps of Low German origin.

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  1. from Middle English sloberen; variant of slabber, slubber.
 

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/ˈslɑbər/
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