beslobber
beslobber verb: to wet, besmear, or befoul with spittle or anything running from the mouth; cover in slobber; bespawl.
Verb
beslobber (third-person singular simple present beslobbers, present participle beslobbering, simple past and past participle beslobbered)
- To wet, besmear, or befoul with spittle or anything running from the mouth; cover in slobber; bespawl.
- For one moment I had a vision of a horrible mask like a giant toad's, of a warty, leprous skin, and of a loose mouth all beslobbered with fresh blood.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- To slobber over with effusive kisses; praise or flatter fulsomely or in a fulsome manner.
- The salaried Viceroy of France […] beslobbering his brother and his courtiers in a fit of maudlin affection.1828, Thomas Babington Macaulay, essay?
Forms of beslobber
| third-person singular present | beslobbers |
|---|---|
| present participle | beslobbering |
| past participle | beslobbered |
| past | beslobbered |
Origin of beslobber
From Middle English besloberen, equivalent to be- + slobber. Compare beslabber.
Questions about beslobber
- What does beslobber mean?
- Beslobber means to wet, besmear, or befoul with spittle or anything running from the mouth; cover in slobber; bespawl.
- What part of speech is beslobber?
- Beslobber is a verb.
- What is the past tense of beslobber?
- The past tense of beslobber is beslobbered.
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