"beslobber" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beslobbers [present, singular, third-person], beslobbering [participle, present], beslobbered [participle, past], beslobbered [past]
Etymology: From Middle English besloberen, equivalent to be- + slobber. Compare beslabber. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|besloberen}} Middle English besloberen, {{prefix|en|be|slobber}} be- + slobber Head templates: {{en-verb}} beslobber (third-person singular simple present beslobbers, present participle beslobbering, simple past and past participle beslobbered)
  1. (transitive) To wet, besmear, or befoul with spittle or anything running from the mouth; cover in slobber; bespawl. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beslobber-en-verb-7p7nPiA0
  2. (transitive) To slobber over with effusive kisses; praise or flatter fulsomely or in a fulsome manner. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beslobber-en-verb-LTsEkHNG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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