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drivel

[driv-uhl]

noun

  1. saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.

  2. childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle.



verb (used without object)

driveled, driveling , drivelled, drivelling .
  1. to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver.

  2. to talk childishly or idiotically.

  3. Archaic.to issue like spittle.

verb (used with object)

driveled, driveling , drivelled, drivelling .
  1. to utter childishly or idiotically.

  2. to waste foolishly.

drivel

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble

  2. (intr) to speak foolishly or childishly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. foolish or senseless talk

  2. saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • driveler noun
  • drivelingly adverb
  • ˈ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drivel1

before 1000; Middle English dryvelen, variant of drevelen, Old English dreflian; akin to draff
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drivel1

Old English dreflian to slaver; see draff
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The thoughtful commentator slammed Griffin’s irresponsible words and added how bizarre it was for Griffin to deliver his ridiculous drivel about Reese while his white Estonian wife, Grete, sat behind him.

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The aging, cognitively dysfunctional monarch-wanna-be who screams at reporters, threatens entertainers and prosecutes those who oppose him runs this country while being fed a steady diet of intellectual drivel from his loyal henchmen.

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So far, Trump hasn’t done that and reporters are too busy taking their time writing drivel to ask him.

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It’s hard to know which is more unsettling: that the leader of the free world could spout complete drivel about its most successful and admired economy.

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Maybe the drivel would sate you for an hour, but something with genuine substance would taste and feel a whole lot better in the long run.

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