slaver 1 of 2

as in to drool
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth a dog slavering over a bone

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2 of 2

noun

as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws

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Verb
It’s aided in this by the natural grandeur of its painterly environments, which, even when littered with dead bodies and slavering monsters, create an imperative to preserve a fictional world that extends beyond exposition about the importance of doing so. WIRED, 24 June 2023 Not backed up by the whole of law enforcement, mind you, because otherwise, there’d be no story, no slavering depictions of depravity, no waltz into the abyss and no righteous body count. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
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The insurrectionists–the slavers–had to be defeated on the battlefield first. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 The Legend of Akoni 1770 in Dahomey, 12-year-old Akoni is captured by slavers. Valerie Complex, Deadline, 13 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for slaver 
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Verb
  • But the saucier iterations are what viewers are drooling over on TikTok.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • If ingested in large amounts, the sap can cause vomiting, drooling or diarrhea.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The at-home adrenal test collects a saliva sample to be sent back to Thorne’s laboratory using a prepaid shipper.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Results The researchers also measured the babies' oxytocin levels using saliva samples.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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  • This was a bad idea; listening to a couple of AI bots mindlessly spitting out empty observations while mimicking the tempo of human speech is a soul-destroying experience.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This little dude spits in my face and says, ‘F— you.
    Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • Streamers are salivating over profits these days, not merely subscriber acquisition.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Lions' offensive coordinator has to be salivating but the defensive coordinator won't get much sleep while trying to figure out how to stop the Bills offense.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024

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“Slaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaver. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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