Example Sentences
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"I'm naturally anxious that it may be a son," he drivelled, "as there are so few male representatives of the old name now."
From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Franklin, Miles
Yes, Yetta," he drivelled on, "I luv you already since a long while.
From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert
Dogs, dogs," drivelled old Horace Talbot, "Beachfield 's always talking about dogs.
From The Sport of the Gods by Dunbar, Paul Laurence
M. de Maurepas was growing feeble, the friends of M. Necker declared that he drivelled, and the latter already aspired to the aged minister's place.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert
“Yet you will say to His Majesty that I did suggest–yes, I do now–that they had better not––” His utterance drivelled to incoherency.
From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)
