drivel

American  

[driv-uhl] / ˈdrɪv əl /

noun

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

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

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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 British  

/ ˈdrɪvəl /

verb

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

2. (intr) to speak foolishly or childishly

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noun

1. foolish or senseless talk

2. saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver

Other Word Forms

• driveler noun
• drivelingly adverb
• driveller noun

Etymology

Origin of drivel

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

Example Sentences

I guess the three exclamation points drive home the drivel.

From Salon

It's just absolute drivel every time Martin opens his mouth.

From BBC

But quashing that speculation would likely require content more scintillating than this drivel.

From Salon

It was "20 tracks of instrumental drivel", she says.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

Related Words

• babble
• blather
• gibberish
• nonsense
• tripe