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verb

To let saliva run from the mouth:
dribble, drivel, drool, salivate, slobber. See dry, mouth
To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior:
bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, toady, truckle. (Informal) apple-polish, brownnose, cotton. (Slang) suck up. Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots. See over
To compliment excessively and ingratiatingly:
adulate, blandish, butter up, flatter, honey. (Informal) soft-soap, sweet-talk. See praise

noun

Saliva running from the mouth:
drivel, drool, salivation, slobber. See dry, mouth
Excessive, ingratiating praise:
adulation, blandishment, blarney, flattery, incense², oil. (Informal) soft soap. Idiom: honeyed words. See praise

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