# slabber

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈslæbə(ɹ)/

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slabber