slobber
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"They are soft, amazingly loyal and really friendly... there is some slobber."
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
This still wasn’t enough slobber for his audience, however.
From Salon ● May 14, 2025
“It cleans out the channel. The L.A. River is watered by urban slobber, an unpleasant mix of oils and other nasty stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Though his version of the spitball — more of a slobber ball — can be a bit overwhelming.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
I was counting on her being timid around Oscar, too afraid he’d jump or slobber on her to enjoy herself.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
Axel slobbers on her lap, then lopes around the room, sniffing amethyst crystals, a conga drum and a gold Tibetan singing bowl.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 10, 2018
Don't teach me Dog,all eager to please; that slobbers, yaps and begs for a pat,that sits when told by its own, that's led on a lead.No, not that.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2012
Even though she has fleas, and slobbers a lot.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2011
The woman bends down and coos, and he slobbers a little and starts to cry.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2010
I kept picturing in my mind mad dogs and mad wolves reeling about with the blind staggers, drooling slobbers and snapping and biting at everything in sight.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
Big, barkin’ Josh the Newfoundland slobbered around the ring, then nearly knocked over Ginger in the winner’s circle.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2021
Others piled on those who "slobbered" over Avenatti before his downfall.
From Fox News ● May 22, 2019
Then I asked how he felt about being jumped on, slobbered on or getting mud all over his couch.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2017
It wasn’t his fault that Skip Bayless slobbered all over him and made outrageous statements such as “Tim Tebow is the next Brett Favre.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2016
Faye made a restless movement and her dry lips slobbered a few thick words and sighed off to a snore again.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
And unlike with her insults, Bondi rarely has to check her notes before slobbering over the imaginary perfection of men who can boost her career.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
We’ve become desensitized to the ritual by now, but slobbering over an elected official—of any stripe—is, and always will be, unbecoming.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
Penny, a 3-year-old sorrel mare with a white blaze, had been slobbering her feed and fighting her bit, signs of a likely toothache.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
In Athens, wait, there’s a close-up of Uga on the big screen, and is that where you would want to appear while slobbering?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2022
Finally, when they were all done slobbering around, old Sally introduced us.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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