Slavered

Slavered
Slaver Slav"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slavering}.] [Cf. Icel. slafra. See {Slabber}.] 1. To suffer spittle, etc., to run from the mouth. [1913 Webster]

2. To be besmeared with saliva. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • slavered — slav·er || sleɪvÉ™(r) n. one who deals in slaves, one who owns slaves; slave ship; saliva; nonsense, drivel v. dribble saliva from the mouth, drool; slobber; flatter, act in an obsequious manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • slaver — [[t]slæ̱və(r)[/t]] slavers, slavering, slavered 1) VERB If an animal slavers, liquid comes from its mouth, for example because it is about to attack and eat something. Mad guard dogs slavered at the end of their chains. [V ing] ...the wolf s… …   English dictionary

  • slaver — I UK [ˈslævə(r)] / US [ˈslævər] verb [intransitive] Word forms slaver : present tense I/you/we/they slaver he/she/it slavers present participle slavering past tense slavered past participle slavered 1) if a dog or other animal slavers, liquid… …   English dictionary

  • Slaver — Slav er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slavering}.] [Cf. Icel. slafra. See {Slabber}.] 1. To suffer spittle, etc., to run from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. To be besmeared with saliva. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slavering — Slaver Slav er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slavering}.] [Cf. Icel. slafra. See {Slabber}.] 1. To suffer spittle, etc., to run from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. To be besmeared with saliva. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slaver — I. verb (slavered; slavering) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slafra to slaver; akin to Middle Dutch slabben to slaver Date: 14th century intransitive verb drool, slobber transitive verb archaic to smear with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Polypheme — noun Polyphemus. Slowly, amidst the distorted horrors of that indescribable scene, she began to churn the lethal waters; whilst on the masonry of that charnel shore that was not of earth the titan Thing from the stars slavered and gibbered like… …   Wiktionary

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  • slaver — (v.) early 14c., from O.N. slafra to slaver, probably imitative (see SLOBBER (Cf. slobber)). Related: Slavered; slavering …   Etymology dictionary

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