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geifern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dribble verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
  • drivel noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
  • drool verb To let saliva trickle from the mouth, often in anticipation of food.
  • salivate verb To produce saliva.
  • slaver noun A person who trades in or owns slaves.
  • slobber verb To let saliva drip or drool from the mouth.

Senses

geifern is used for these senses in English:

  • dribble To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
  • drool (ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
  • salivate (intransitive) To produce saliva.
  • salivate (intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
  • slaver (intransitive) To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
  • slobber To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth.

dribble — full definition

  1. verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
  2. verb To let saliva or liquid drip slowly from the mouth or from a container.
  3. noun A small trickle of liquid, or an act of dribbling a ball.

drivel — full definition

  1. noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
  2. verb To talk nonsense or foolishly.

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