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Drivel Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Drivel? [n] saliva spilling from the mouth [n] a worthless message [v] let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Drivel: dribble \| dribble \| drool \| drool \| slabber \| slaver \| slobber \| slobber Related Terms \| Find terms related to Drivel: absurdity \| amphigory \| babble \| babblement \| balderdash \| balls \| baloney \| be insane \| be stupid \| bibble-babble \| blabber \| blather \| blatherskite \| blither \| blow \| blunder away \| bombast \| bosh \| bull \| bullshit \| burble \| cast away \| chatter \| claptrap \| consume \| crap \| dither \| dote \| double-talk \| dribble \| drool \| expectorate \| expectoration \| eyewash \| fiddledeedee \| fiddle-faddle \| flapdoodle \| flummery \| foam \| folderol \| fritter \| froth \| fudge \| fustian \| gab \| gabble \| galimatias \| gammon \| garbage \| gas \| gibber \| gibberish \| gibble-gabble \| gobbledygook \| Greek \| have a demon \| hawk \| hocus-pocus \| hogwash \| hooey \| hot air \| humbug \| jabber \| jabberwocky \| jargon \| malarkey \| maunder \| mouth-watering \| mumbo jumbo \| narrishkeit \| niaiserie \| nonsense \| pack of nonsense \| palaver \| piffle \| prate \| prattle \| ptyalism \| rage \| ramble \| rant \| rattle \| rave \| rigamarole \| rigmarole \| rodomontade \| rubbish \| run amok \| run mad \| saliva \| salivate \| salivation \| sialagogue \| skimble-skamble \| slabber \| slaver \| slobber \| spew \| spit \| spittle \| sputum \| squander \| stuff and nonsense \| stultiloquence \| talk nonsense \| throw away \| trash \| trifle away \| tripe \| trumpery \| twaddle \| twattle \| twiddle-twaddle \| vapor \| vaporing \| waffle \| waffling \| wander See Also \| applesauce \| bull \| bullshit \| buncombe \| bunk \| bunkum \| chickenshit \| codswallop \| content \| crap \| dogshit \| drool over \| folderol \| guff \| hogwash \| horseshit \| Irish bull \| message \| pablum \| pap \| rot \| rubbish \| saliva \| salivate \| shit \| slobber over \| spit \| spittle \| subject matter \| substance \| trash \| tripe \| trumpery \| wish-wash Drivel In Webster's Dictionary \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. {Drool}.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard. 2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. --Shak. Dryden. \Driv"el\, n. 1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth. 2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble. 3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] --Huloet.

Drivel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Drivel?

[n] saliva spilling from the mouth
[n] a worthless message
[v] let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"

Drivel In Webster's Dictionary

\Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE.
dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E.
drabble. Cf. {Drool}.]
1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth,
   like a child, idiot, or dotard.

2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.]
   To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero;
   driveling love. --Shak. Dryden.


\Driv"el\, n.
1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.

2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.

3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.

4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] --Huloet.

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