noun · countable / uncountable · rare

drivel

driv·el

drivel · drivels

грек, гречанка, грекиня

чушь, ерунда, вздор, чепуха

Blödsinn, Gerede, Geschwätz, Gelaber

Nonsense; senseless talkNonsense; senseless talk.

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/dɹɪv.əl/

» How do you write this drivel?

Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)Nonsense; senseless talk.
Blödsinn, Faselei, Gefasel
бессмы́слицаbessmýslica, ерунда́jerundá, чепуха́čepuxá
(countable, rare, uncountable)Saliva, drool.
Geifer, Sabber
слюна́sljuná, слюниsljuni
saliva spilling from the mouth
(obsolete)A servant; a drudge.
(obsolete)A fool; an idiot.

Examples

6 sentences

How do you write this drivel?
CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I've had it with his nonsensical drivel.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · sabretou · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I actually have no desire at all to listen to your drivel.
ruНа самом деле у меня нет ни малейшего желания слушать вашу глупую болтовню. — marafon
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Some critics loved the film, while others did not, one calling it sanctimonious drivel.
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Such drivel. And to top it off, you believe her?
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · sabretou · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

senseless talk:

saliva, drool:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

senseless talk:

saliva, drool:

Origin

From Middle English dravel, dribil, a deverbal from drevelen, drivelen (Etymology 2). Fro

From Middle English dravel, dribil, a deverbal from drevelen, drivelen (Etymology 2).

From Middle English drivel, probably from driven + -el, unless borrowed from an equivalent word in another West Germanic language. Compare Old Dutch drevel (“scullion”).

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