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Slavering

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slav·er 1  (slvr)
intr.v. slav·ered, slav·er·ing, slav·ers
1. To slobber; drool.
2. To behave in an obsequious manner; fawn. See Synonyms at fawn1.
n.
1. Saliva drooling from the mouth.
2. Senseless and effusive talk; drivel.
[Middle English slaveren, probably from Old Norse slafra.]
slav·er 2  (slvr)
n.
One, such as a person or ship, that is engaged in the trafficking of slaves.


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" And he pointed to Greysnout and to Blackfang, to Blood and to Deathgrip, who watched him with slavering lips; "or will you stand face to face with me, and if I am slain, with him who bears the club, and with whom I rule this people black and grey?
Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
To face that savage mountain of onrushing ferocity, to stand unshaken before the hideous fangs that he knew were bared in slavering blood-thirstiness, though he could not see them, required nerves of steel; but of such were the nerves of Carthoris of Helium.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
In this event the bull would, according to custom, approach quite close to the object of his attention, growling hideously and baring slavering fangs.
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