Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense slavers, present participle slavering, past tense, past participle slavered
1. verb
If an animal slavers, liquid comes from its mouth, for example because it is about to attack and eat something.
Mad guard dogs slavered at the end of their chains. [VERB]
...the wolf's slavering jaws. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: dribble, drool, salivate, slobber More Synonyms of slaver
2. verb
If you say that someone is slavering, you mean that they are so excited by something that they cannot control themselves, and that you find this disgusting.
[disapproval]
I found myself skipping these passages, though no doubt many readers will slaverover them. [Vover n]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: drool, salivate, slobber, dribble More Synonyms of slaver
slaver in British English1
(ˈsleɪvə)
noun
1.
an owner of or dealer in slaves
2. another name for slave ship
slaver in British English2
(ˈslævə)
verb(intransitive)
1.
to dribble saliva
2. (often foll by over)
a.
to fawn or drool (over someone)
b.
to show great desire (for); lust (after)
noun
3.
saliva dribbling from the mouth
4. informal
drivel
Derived forms
slaverer (ˈslaverer)
noun
Word origin
C14: probably of Low Dutch origin; related to slobber
slaver in American English1
(ˈslævər; ˈslɑvər)
verb intransitive
1.
to let saliva run or dribble from the mouth; drool
verb transitive
2. Archaic
to slobber on or cover with saliva
noun
3.
saliva drooling from the mouth
Word origin
ME slaveren < Scand, as in Ice slafra, to slobber < IE *slep- < base *(s)lāp- > lip, sleep
slaver in American English2
(ˈsleɪvər)
noun
1.
slave ship
2.
a person who deals in slaves
Synonyms of 'slaver'
dribble, drool, salivate, slobber
drool, salivate, slobber, dribble
More Synonyms of slaver
1 (verb)
Definition
to dribble saliva
the wolf's slavering jaws
Synonyms
dribble
drool
The dog was drooling on my shoulder.
salivate
slobber
slobbering on his eternal cigarette end
2 (verb)
Definition
to drool (over someone), making flattering remarks
No doubt many readers will slaver over these bits.