drivel
saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle.
to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver.
to talk childishly or idiotically.
Archaic. to issue like spittle.
to utter childishly or idiotically.
to waste foolishly.
Origin of drivel
1Other words from drivel
- driv·el·er; especially British, driv·el·ler, noun
- driv·el·ing·ly; especially British, driv·el·ling·ly, adverb
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How to use drivel in a sentence
All the way up the mountain he driveled to me about asparagus on toast, a thing that his intelligence in life had skipped.
The Gentle Grafter | O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for drivel
/ (ˈdrɪvəl) /
to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble
(intr) to speak foolishly or childishly
foolish or senseless talk
saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver
Origin of drivel
1Derived forms of drivel
- driveller or US driveler, noun
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