slobber over

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slobber over - envy without restraint

hero-worship, idolise, idolize, revere, worship - love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

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With Laura in hysterics, she didn't know where to place her hands as the giraffe to the right of her continued to slobber over her arm.

Laura Tobin slobbered on by giraffes during live Good Morning Britain weather report; Laura Tobin got more than she bargained for on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, as she visited a safari park

While those who slobber over professional athletes are derisively called "jock sniffers" the mayor is considered a "Scott air pack sniffer" as he embarrassingly prostrates at the feet of his firemen.

A second helping of Skrlin Artist produces 'Mayor Sparky'

WOULDN'T Albion defender Paul Robinson be happier if he simply bought himself a new sticker album every season so he could satisfy his urges to slobber over badges and ask for transfers at the same time?