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noun

plural of slobber

as in drools

the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands the dog got slobber all over our tennis ball

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slobber

as in spits

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth our dog always starts to slobber whenever we open a can of food

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as in raves

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm right on cue, his entourage of sycophants began to slobber over every inane thing he said

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The pig slobbers mud on my right leg as Grace jaunts away. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025

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The great Wiest, clad in leopard print and lipstick, slurs and spits her lines.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Broadwick’s pink front door spits you out slap-bang in the middle of it all like a tongue.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of spits

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The couple raves about the care their girls have received at both hospitals.

— Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Jocelyn Bioh is entering the upper echelon of contemporary playwrights, after her current Broadway play, School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, opened on September 28 to raves.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of raves

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In Lourdes, where believers say a famous Catholic shrine gushes with healing waters, streets were crowded with pilgrims waving flags and holding babies aloft as the pope passed in his popemobile.

— Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Josh Harris, the private equity financier and owner of the Washington Commanders, gushes about the rise of flag football.

— Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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