n.
Pronunciation: ' slä-b ə r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: slob · bered ; slob · ber · ing \ -b( ə -)ri ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English sloberen to eat in a slovenly manner; akin to Low German slubberen to sip
Date: 1607
intransitive verb
1 : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : DROOL
2 : to indulge the feelings effusively and without restraint
transitive verb : to smear with or as if with dribbling saliva or food
– slob · ber · er \ -b ə r- ə r \ noun