Slobber Definition

slŏbər

slobbered, slobbering, slobbers

verb

slobbered, slobbering, slobbers

To let saliva, food, etc. run from the mouth; slaver.

Webster's New World

To wet, smear, or dribble on with saliva.

Webster's New World

To speak, write, etc. in a mawkish or maudlin way.

Webster's New World

To express sentiment or enthusiasm effusively or mawkishly; gush.

Slobbered over her childhood artwork.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

noun

slobbers

Saliva, etc. running from the mouth.

Webster's New World

Effusive or sentimental expression; drivel.

American Heritage

Mawkish talk or writing.

Webster's New World

(dated) A jellyfish.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Origin of Slobber

From Middle English; ultimately a variant of slabber. Compare slob, which derives from Irish.

From Wiktionary
Middle English sloberen perhaps of Low German origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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