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slabber.

To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈslæbə(ɹ)/
  1. To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver.

    intransitive
  2. To eat hastily or in a slovenly manner, as liquid food.

    transitive
  3. To wet and befoul by liquids falling carelessly from the mouth; slaver; slobber.

    transitive
  4. To cover, as with a liquid spill; soil; befoul.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English slaberen, from Middle Dutch slabberen (“to lap, sup, slaver, slabber”), from Old Dutch *slabron, from Proto-West Germanic *slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic *slabrōną (“to scrawl, make a mess”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Low German slabbern (“to slabber”), German schlabbern (“to slabber”), Icelandic slafra (“to slaver”). More at slaver.

noun/ˈslæbə(ɹ)/
  1. Moisture falling from the mouth; slaver.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English slaberen, from Middle Dutch slabberen (“to lap, sup, slaver, slabber”), from Old Dutch *slabron, from Proto-West Germanic *slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic *slabrōną (“to scrawl, make a mess”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Low German slabbern (“to slabber”), German schlabbern (“to slabber”), Icelandic slafra (“to slaver”). More at slaver.

noun/ˈslæbə(ɹ)/
  1. A saw for cutting slabs from logs.

    log slabber
  2. A slabbing machine.

  3. Someone who makes slabs.

Where this word comes from

From slab + -er.

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