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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
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
Best pals love to ride along in cars with their owners, and this waterproof universal dog seat cover keeps the slobber and paw prints to a minimum.
—Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 15 Nov. 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
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
Best pals love to ride along in cars with their owners, and this waterproof universal dog seat cover keeps the slobber and paw prints to a minimum.
—Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 15 Nov. 2022
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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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Along the way came other misdiagnoses such as Sjogren's disease, a chronic autoimmune disease that leads to underproduction of tears and saliva.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The rabies virus is transmitted through direct contact with an infected animal, including through the saliva or brain and nervous system tissue, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Carma Hassan, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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The sores are usually painful, and some children drool more than usual or refuse to eat or drink.2 Your goal as a parent or caregiver is to alleviate your child’s discomfort as much as possible.Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Dec. 2024
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If ingested in large amounts, the sap can lead to vomiting, drooling, or, in some cases, diarrhea.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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As for beauty, Amazon Prime members can score impressive discounts on handy tools, including a five-speed electric toothbrush and a newer model of an at-home laser hair removal device that PEOPLE Shopping editors raved about.Clara McMahon, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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And several raved about the food, especially the hotel’s bacon and eggs — an uncommon breakfast in Japan.Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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Image: Amazon Streaming services like Netflix have long used machine learning algorithms to spit out recommendations based on viewing history.Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
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Maybe after so many years of comic-book nonsense meticulously scrutinized by online nerds, Dylanheads are just eager to have their day in the sun.Jordan Hoffman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
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The script was co-written by the director and Zack Kahn (who also came up with its story) and delivers a grab-bag of earnestly upsetting horror vignettes alongside wacky Christmas nonsense that can fall spectacularly flat.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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Hong Kong and Mainland China grinded higher, led by growth stocks and consumer subsectors on chatter of holiday season vouchers and in anticipation of the post-CEWC release’s pro-consumption and fiscal policy expansion.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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With her return to Hollywood, Lohan has also caused chatter for her bold outfit choices.Michelle Lee, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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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 6 Jan. 2025.
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