DRIVEL


Meaning of DRIVEL in English

I. ˈdri-vəl intransitive verb

( -eled or -elled ; -el·ing or driv·el·ling -v(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dreflian; perhaps akin to Old Norse draf malt dregs

Date: before 12th century

1. : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : slaver

2. : to talk stupidly and carelessly

• driv·el·er -v(ə-)lər noun

II. noun

Date: 14th century

1. archaic : drool 1

2. : nonsense

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.