slaver
1 of 3verb
sla·ver ˈsla-vər 
ˈslā-,
ˈslä-
slavered; slavering ˈsla-v(ə-)riŋ
ˈslā-,
ˈslä-
intransitive verb
: drool, slobber
transitive verb
archaic : to smear with or as if with saliva
slaver
2 of 3noun (1)
: saliva dribbling from the mouth
slaver
3 of 3noun (2)
slav·er ˈslā-vər
1
a
: a ship used in the slave trade
b
: a person engaged in the slave trade
2
: white slaver
Synonyms
Verb
- dribble
- drivel
- drool
- salivate
- slobber
Noun (1)
- drool
- saliva
- slobber
- spit
- spittle
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Example Sentences
Verb a dog slavering over a bone
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slafra to slaver; akin to Middle Dutch slabben to slaver
Noun (2)
slave entry 1
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing slaver
Medical Definition
slaver 1 of 2
intransitive verb
sla·ver ˈslav-ər ˈslāv- ˈsläv-
ˈslāv- ˈsläv- slavered; slavering -(ə-)riŋ
: drool
slaver
2 of 2noun
: saliva dribbling from the mouth
slaver 1 of 2
verb
as in to spit
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth a dog slavering over a bone Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- spit
- drool
- salivate
- slobber
- water
- froth
- drivel
- dribble
- foam
- sputter
- expectorate
- splutter
slaver
2 of 2noun
as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws Synonyms & Similar Words
- saliva
- spit
- drool
- spittle
- froth
- foam
- slobber
- salivation
- expectoration
- sputum