— driveler; esp. Brit., driveller , n. — drivelingly; esp. Brit., drivellingly , adv.
/driv"euhl/ , n. v., driveled, driveling or ( esp. Brit. ) drivelled, drivelling .
n.
1. saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
2. childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle.
v.i.
3. to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver.
4. to talk childishly or idiotically.
5. Archaic. to issue like spittle.
v.t.
6. to utter childishly or idiotically.
7. to waste foolishly.
[ bef. 1000; ME dryvelen, var. of drevelen, OE dreflian; akin to DRAFF ]