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Meaning of slabber | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/ˈslæbə(ɹ)/

Definitions

  1. To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver.
    intransitive
  2. To eat hastily or in a slovenly manner, as liquid food.
    transitive
  3. To wet and befoul by liquids falling carelessly from the mouth; slaver; slobber.
    transitive
  4. To cover, as with a liquid spill; soil; befoul.
    transitive

Examples

“At the ſame time he clap'd me on the Back, and ſlabber'd me all over from Cheek to Cheek, vvith his great Tongue.”
“The milk pan and cream pot so slabbered and tost / That butter is wanting and cheese is half lost.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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