DRIVEL


Meaning of DRIVEL in English

/ ˈdrɪvl; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

[ U ] ( informal , disapproving ) silly nonsense :

How can you watch that drivel on TV?

■ verb

( -ll- , US -l- ) [ v ] drivel (on) (about sth) (usually used in the progressive tenses) to keep talking about silly or unimportant things

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English dreflian (meaning to let saliva or mucus flow from the nose or mouth), of uncertain origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.