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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 or (especially British) 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 or (especially British) drivelled, drivelling.
  1. to utter childishly or idiotically.
  2. to waste foolishly.

drivel

/ ˈ»å°ùɪ±¹É™±ô /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å°ù¾±±¹±ð±ô±ô±ð°ù, noun
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drivel1

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

Origin of drivel1

Old English dreflian to slaver; see draff
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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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The horror space does not necessarily demand ingenuity; there’s an audience for even the worst drivel at the bottom of the barrel.

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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.

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