to cover something with saliva or drool, or to slobber over something excessively.
From be- (prefix) + slabber, which comes from Middle Dutch or Low German slabberen (to slobber). The word intensifies the action of slobbering or getting something wet and messy.
Slabber, slobber, and slaver are all related words describing wetness—English has SO many words for this! It shows how much our ancestors noticed and complained about sloppy eating and drooling.
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