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drivel
[ driv-uhl ]
noun
- saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle.
verb (used without object)
- to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- to talk childishly or idiotically.
- Archaic. to issue like spittle.
verb (used with object)
- to utter childishly or idiotically.
- to waste foolishly.
drivel
/ ˈ»å°ùɪ±¹É™±ô /
verb
- to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble
- intr to speak foolishly or childishly
noun
- foolish or senseless talk
- saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver
Derived Forms
- ˈ»å°ù¾±±¹±ð±ô±ô±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å°ù¾±±¹î€½Ä±ô·±ð°ù especially British, »å°ù¾±±¹î€½Ä±ô·±ô±ð°ù noun
- »å°ù¾±±¹î€½Ä±ô·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â especially British, »å°ù¾±±¹î€½Ä±ô·±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of drivel1
Example Sentences
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.
On language and broader messaging: Let’s shut down the pablum about “defending the middle class,†“sticking up for working families,†and other such drivel.
The horror space does not necessarily demand ingenuity; there’s an audience for even the worst drivel at the bottom of the barrel.
Donald Trump’s rambling 90+ minute remarks at the Republican National Convention were widely panned as a train wreck of divisive rhetoric, anti-immigrant smears, and self-aggrandizing drivel.
But at the other end of the scale, the Daily Express's one-star critique called it "absolute drivel" and described Holland as "a charisma free zone".
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