I. ˈdrivəl verb
( driveled or drivelled ; driveled or drivelled ; driveling or drivelling -v(ə)liŋ ; drivels )
Etymology: Middle English drivelen, alteration of drevelen, from Old English dreflian; akin to Middle English draf draff — more at draff
intransitive verb
1. : to let saliva drip or run in a thin stream from the mouth or mucus from the nostrils (as of an infant or imbecile) : slaver
the panting dog driveled on my hand
2. : to talk stupidly and carelessly without due thought, knowledge, or consideration : be silly in manner or content of speech
while the idiots on the platform were driveling, the people kept calling for Lincoln — Winston Churchill
he driveled on about his family, his influence, his properties
3. archaic : trickle , dribble
water driveling
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to let trickle like saliva from the mouth
the wound is driveling blood
2. : to utter in an infantile or imbecilic way
he driveled a few words of apology then left at once
3. : to waste or fritter in a childish fashion
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English drivil, drevel, from drivelen, drevelen, v.
1. archaic : saliva trickling from the mouth
2. : inarticulate or foolish utterance
phrases which on the face of them may be platitudinous to a degree approaching drivel — C.E.Montague
writes endless narcissistic drivel in a stream-of-consciousness and disorganized manner — Albert Deutsch