drivel
noun
saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
were drivelling
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past progressiveof drivel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Schools and colleges and the study of the classics were drivelling folly, with next to nothing to do with life.
From The Christian A Story by Sir Hall Caine
"Laura Lindsay and Caspar would think we were drivelling idiots."
From The Web of Life by Robert Herrick
