slobber
/ˈslɒbə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslɑːbər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈslä-bər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈslɒb.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslɑː.bɚ/ (ame, ipa)
slobber — verb
- slobberpresent simple I / you / we / they
- slobbershe / she / it
- slobberedpast simple
- slobbering-ing form
1. to have wet saliva, or bits of food mixed with it, fall messily from your mouth,
to have wet saliva, or bits of food mixed with it, fall messily from your mouth, usually without meaning to
The big brown dog slobbered all over Anong's clean jeans.
slobber all over [something]: messy saliva on a surface
The baby slobbered on the wooden spoon while learning to feed himself.
slobber on [something]: saliva dripping onto an object
Chidi laughed so hard at dinner that he slobbered soup down his shirt.
Old bulldogs often slobber a lot when they sleep on the sofa.
The toddler slobbered happily as Élise wiped his chin with a cloth.
文法句型
slobber over [something]
slobber on [something]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a baby, a dog, or another animal; using it of a healthy adult sounds rude or comic. Often followed by 'on' or 'all over' plus the wet surface.
常見錯誤
slobber — noun
1. wet saliva, sometimes with food in it, that has run from a mouth onto a surface
wet saliva, sometimes with food in it, that has run from a mouth onto a surface
Hao wiped a long string of slobber off the dog's blanket.
string of slobber: a thin running line of saliva
There was sticky slobber all over the baby's plastic toys.
slobber all over [surface]
Walid found dried slobber on the corner of his pillow that morning.
The puppy left warm slobber on Nila's hand after the treat.
用法筆記
Uncountable, so never 'a slobber' or 'slobbers'; quantify with 'some slobber', 'a string of slobber', or 'a bit of slobber'. Usually describes saliva left by a baby or animal, not a person.