slabber
5 synonyms for slabber, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — (informal) To dribble saliva or another liquid from the mouth carelessly.
Synonyms
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Etymology
This word came 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 in origin. It is cognate with Low German slabbern (“to slabber”), German s...
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