DRIVEL


Meaning of DRIVEL in English

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

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