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verb

ˈsla-vər How to pronounce slaver (audio)
Definition of slavernext
as in to drool
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth a dog slavering over a bone

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noun

as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws

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Verb
It’s aided in this by the natural grandeur of its painterly environments, which, even when littered with dead bodies and slavering monsters, create an imperative to preserve a fictional world that extends beyond exposition about the importance of doing so. — WIRED, 24 June 2023 Not backed up by the whole of law enforcement, mind you, because otherwise, there’d be no story, no slavering depictions of depravity, no waltz into the abyss and no righteous body count. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
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Yes, Aida is an old-fashioned blockbuster, a tale of bloodthirsty slavers, desert vendettas, and love amid the pyramids. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 At times, slavers bypassed tricks altogether, arriving under the cover of night to ambush a village and kidnap its inhabitants. — Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for slaver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaver
  1. drool
  2. saliva
  3. spit
  4. salivate
Verb
  • There’s a reason scouts once drooled over Williams’ potential.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Symptoms from scorpion stings — such as burning at the sting site, drooling.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of drool
Noun
  • Hantavirus is transmitted to humans via rodent urine, saliva and droppings.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The virus is largely transmitted from contact between humans and rodents, such as rats and mice, particularly with exposure to urine, droppings and saliva, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of saliva
Verb
  • But the turbines are very inefficient, and are also spitting out pollutants—not just CO2 but nitrous oxide and formaldehyde.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of just spitting out an answer, a chatbot with reasoning abilities could dissect a question and provide multiple, specific responses accounting for different scenarios.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of spit
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  • Trump, who’s salivating over possibly receiving a Nobel prize for peace, and JD Vance blindsided Ukraine’s president as Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz sat with their proverbial thumbs in their mouths.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
  • People with food impaction may gag, vomit, or salivate excessively.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Definition of salivate

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