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slavered

verb

past tense of slaver

as in drooled

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth a dog slavering over a bone

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For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026

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The Lewis Collection, amassed by British businessman Joe Lewis and his daughter Vivienne (who was sitting in the front as Sotheby’s), was always going to be salivated over by buyers, whatever the market conditions.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026
However, in the aftermath of Maduro’s capture, Trump has repeatedly salivated over Venezuela’s rich oil reserves amid discussions about the country’s future.

— Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2026

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And then there were watermelon-eating and seed-spitting contests and old fashioned sack races.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
One significant problem, however, is that red dwarfs spit out harmful torrents of radiation in fierce gusts of their stellar winds, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 July 2026

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