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as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
the dog got slobber all over our tennis ball
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as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk
I couldn't make out any of the panhandler's slobber, but I gave the poor soul a buck anyway
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Recent Examples of slobber
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2023
Even in the absence of extra outdoorsiness or dog slobber, Lim isn’t very concerned about the behavioral mitigations people picked up.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2010
His Bernstein is like a combination of Mozart and golden retriever, driven by a sloppy, almost slobbering overabundance of creative energy and love — for music, for men, for everything.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
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Noun
All Ellie has to worry about is the slobber from its kisses.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2023
Even in the absence of extra outdoorsiness or dog slobber, Lim isn’t very concerned about the behavioral mitigations people picked up.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
Verb
Get tickets here or get marginally more information here, and/or read my overly long slobbering praise of w00tstock here.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2010
His Bernstein is like a combination of Mozart and golden retriever, driven by a sloppy, almost slobbering overabundance of creative energy and love — for music, for men, for everything.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slobber
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Suck on Hard Candies Sucking on lozenges or hard candies can stimulate saliva production, which helps moisten and soothe the throat.8 Even better is sucking on candy containing real peppermint or honey. 7.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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For those not familiar (or who maybe just have a bit of illness exhaustion!), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says animals infected with bird flu can shed the virus via saliva, mucus, and feces.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
6 Feb. 2025
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Symptoms of poisoning include upset stomach, drooling, loss of appetite, depression of the central nervous system, convulsions and irregular heartbeat.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2025
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While the animal may be seen drooling or swaying, which can spark fear of rabies, opossums are extremely resistant to the disease, according to the Humane Society of the United States.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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As for pizza, Yelp reviewers raved about the Margherita pizza.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025
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In September 2023, Travis Kelce raved to PEOPLE about his love for Ted Lasso.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.—
Joshua Cohen,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
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The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.—
Lili Loofbourow,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2024
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At times, those on the margins get inside, if only briefly, and others, who were established, get spit out.—
Deborah Treisman,
The New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2025
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Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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Writing nonsense just to make word / article quotas.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Baltimore Sun owes Baltimore Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker a headline apology and let this nonsense go.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
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When the crowd broke into chatter and shocked reactions, Gomez hung her head.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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In Lorne Michaels’ world, a little loose chatter goes a long way.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.—
Jennifer Rubin,
Washington Post,
16 July 2024
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Jacobs-Jenkins renders him as a wry, friendly figure who occasionally takes over the bodies of the other characters to explain what is happening beneath their jabber.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
5 June 2023
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“Slobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slobber. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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