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slobbering

/ˈslɑbərɪŋ/ /ˈslɒbərɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth; to drool.

Examples :

"All babies slobber."
body physiology action animal human

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Illustration slobbers

slobbers verb

/ˈslɑbərz/

To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth; to drool.

"All babies slobber."

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration saliva

saliva noun

/səˈlaɪvə/

A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

"The dog's mouth watered, and a drop of saliva fell to the floor as he watched me eat my sandwich. "

Illustration drool

drool noun

/dɹuːl/

Saliva trickling from the mouth.

"The baby's drool soaked his bib as he slept. "

Illustration liquid

liquid noun

/ˈlɪkwɪd/

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

"A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

Illustration hungry

hungry adjective

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.

"My stomach rumbled loudly; I was very hungry after a long morning of school. "

Illustration allow

allow verb

/əˈlaʊ/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

Illustration mouth

mouth noun

/mʌʊθ/ /maʊθ/

The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.

"The baby opened its mouth to receive the milk from its mother. "

Illustration slobber

slobber noun

/ˈslɑbər/ /ˈslɒbər/

Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.

"There was dried slobber on his coat lapel."

Illustration run

run verb

/ɹʊn/ /ɹʌn/

To run.

"The children ran quickly to school. "

Illustration babies

babies noun

/ˈbeɪbiz/

A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

"The park was full of mothers pushing strollers with their babies inside. "

Illustration slobberings

slobberings noun

/ˈslɑbərɪŋz/ /ˈslɒbərɪŋz/

The act of one who slobbers.

"the slobberings of a hungry dog"