drivel
To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to droolTo talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
Meaning
5 sensesTo talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
To be weak or foolish; to dote.
(archaic, intransitive)To have saliva drip from the mouth.
sabbern
let saliva drivel from the mouth
(obsolete)To move or travel slowly.
(obsolete)To use up or to be used up.
Examples
6 sentencesHow do you write this drivel?
I've had it with his nonsensical drivel.
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
Some critics loved the film, while others did not, one calling it sanctimonious drivel.
Such drivel. And to top it off, you believe her?
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English drevelen, drivelen, from Old English dreflian (“to drivel, slobber, slFrom Middle English drevelen, drivelen, from Old English dreflian (“to drivel, slobber, slaver”), from Proto-Germanic *drablijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerebʰ- (“cloudy, turbid; yeast”).
Perhaps a blend of drive + dribble.
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Forms
drivels, driveling, driveled, driveledSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.