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drivel

[ driv-uh l ]
/ ˈdrɪv əl /
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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), driv·eled, driv·el·ing or (especially British) driv·elled, driv·el·ling.

verb (used with object), driv·eled, driv·el·ing or (especially British) driv·elled, driv·el·ling.

to utter childishly or idiotically.
to waste foolishly.

Words related to drivel

babble, blather, gibberish, tripe, nonsense, hogwash, gobbledygook, jabber, bunk, hooey, poppycock, rubbish, balderdash, rot, twaddle, prating, Greek, prate, ramble, blabber

Words nearby drivel

drive-through delivery, drive-thru, drive-time, drive-up, driveaway, drivel, driveline, driven, driver, driver ant, driver ed

Origin of drivel

before 1000; Middle English dryvelen, variant of drevelen, Old English dreflian; akin to draff

OTHER WORDS FROM drivel

driv·el·er; especially British, driv·el·ler, noundriv·el·ing·ly; especially British, driv·el·ling·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for drivel

drivel
/ (ˈdrɪvəl) /

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

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 of drivel

driveller or US driveler, noun

Word Origin for drivel

Old English dreflian to slaver; see draff
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