[driv.el] vb -eled or -elled ; -el.ing or -el.ling [ME, fr. OE dreflian; perh. akin to ON draf malt dregs] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to let saliva dribble from the mouth: slaver
2: to talk stupidly and carelessly ~ vt 1: to utter in an infantile or imbecilic way
2: to waste or fritter in a childish fashion -- driv.el.er n
[2]drivel n (14c) 1 archaic: drool 1
2: nonsense