beslobber

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verb

To wet, besmear, or befoul with spittle or anything running from the mouth; cover in slobber; bespawl.

OriginMiddle English besloberen →
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Meanings

verbbeslobber (third-person singular simple present beslobbers, present participle beslobbering, simple past and past participle beslobbered)

present singular third person beslobbers · participle present beslobbering · participle past beslobbered · past beslobbered

  1. transitiveTo wet, besmear, or befoul with spittle or anything running from the mouth; cover in slobber; bespawl.

    For one moment I had a vision of a horrible mask like a giant toad's, of a warty, leprous skin, and of a loose mouth all beslobbered with fresh blood.

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
  2. transitiveTo slobber over with effusive kisses; praise or flatter fulsomely or in a fulsome manner.

    1828, Thomas Babington Macaulay, essay? The salaried Viceroy of France […] beslobbering his brother and his courtiers in a fit of maudlin affection.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bespawlbespitbespittle

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbesloberen
  2. Englishbeslobber

From Middle English besloberen, equivalent to be- + slobber. Compare beslabber.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beslobber

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APA

beslobber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beslobber

MLA

“beslobber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beslobber. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beslobber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beslobber.

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