slabber

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

Moisture falling from the mouth; slaver.

Noun

1. A saw for cutting slabs from logs.
2. A slabbing machine.

Synonyms

slobber

slaver

dribble

salivate

drivel

drool

dicer

slabbing machine

divider

drip

poncho

shawl

tippet

Translations

bavejar

gotejar

degotar

σάλι

σιαλίζω

bave

baver

sbavare

babar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈslæbə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: slaberen

Cognate with Low German: slabbern

Cognate with German: schlabbern

Cognate with Icelandic: slafra

In summary

From Middle English slaberen, from Middle Dutch slabberen (“to lap, sup, slaver, slabber”), from Old Dutch *slabron, from Proto-West Germanic *slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic *slabrōną (“to scrawl, make a mess”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Low German slabbern (“to slabber”), German schlabbern (“to slabber”), Icelandic slafra (“to slaver”). More at slaver.