Definition of SLABBER

slabber

Plural: slabbers

Verb

Verb Forms: slabbered, slabbering, slabbers

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

Noun

  • Moisture falling from the mouth; slaver.
  • A saw for cutting slabs from logs.
  • A slabbing machine.

Examples

  • Seeing my opponent SLABBER with excitement, I knew they had a bingo in hand.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 11

slabber: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
slabber: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slabber: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

slabber: valid Words With Friends Word