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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
Christopher M. Worsham, STAT, 31 July 2020
All Ellie has to worry about is the slobber from its kisses.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2023
Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The 30 Best Hotels in Tokyo Brandon Presser LA: [laughs]
AM: ... slobbering all over you.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024
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Noun
These vaccines also serve to protect the larger community since young children — who may not cover their coughs or realize that their slobber is infectious — contribute every cold and flu season to the spread of infectious diseases like influenza to other children and to the adults around them.
—Christopher M. Worsham, STAT, 31 July 2020
All Ellie has to worry about is the slobber from its kisses.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2023
Verb
Both cases generated a certain slobbering shorthand: the Cigar and the Blue Dress were, for Beecher, the Ragged Edge Letter and the Pistol Incident.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The 30 Best Hotels in Tokyo Brandon Presser LA: [laughs]
AM: ... slobbering all over you.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slobber
Noun
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Chewing sugar-free gum: This stimulates saliva production without further damaging teeth.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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The test, according to World Boxing, can be conducted via nasal or mouth swab, saliva, or blood.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The early symptoms include muscle weakness, cramps, twitching, stiff muscles, speech challenges, trouble swallowing, and drooling.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Signs someone has swallowed a button battery include: noisy breathing, coughing, drooling, difficulty swallowing, a hoarse voice, vomiting, chest or abdominal pain, and gagging, coughing or choking with eating or drinking.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Pacino’s The Ritual — which opened in theaters on Friday — has critics not raving, but ripping the celebrated actor’s exorcism film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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But what really stands out is the fabric—it’s made from 100 percent polyester microfiber that’s brushed on both sides, giving it that buttery-soft feel shoppers can’t stop raving about.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 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
Verb
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Several of the individuals then spit on the flag or sprayed flammable liquid to continue the blaze before a second flag was added to the fire.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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In Anderson’s lavishly talented ensembles, the majority of the performers fulfill the basic requirements of being in a Wes Anderson movie, which can involve spitting out long reams of dialogue quickly, directly, without a lot of sauce.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Noun
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But water as the power source for a vehicle is nonsense.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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But the idea of an algorithm, which is as prone to generate nonsense as anything lucid, representing a deceased person’s thoughts or behaviors seems terrifying.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Tariffs, recession chatter, political uncertainty -- these factors are upending the sales environment for mainstream and luxury automakers alike.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
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An etiquette expert and the author of a new book about manners is causing plenty of online chatter about the proper way to eat a banana and other common handheld foods.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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And given that these are not professional actors, or even (in most cases) people who aspire to be, LaBeouf’s words to them, full of deadly serious jabber about empathy and ego, are pumped up with an intensity that feels overdone and inappropriate.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 May 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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“Slobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slobber. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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