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Drivel is defined as drool, or communication that is silly, foolish or meaningless nonsense.

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An example of drivel is idle and untrue gossip about celebrities or conversations about the weather that have no meaning or purpose.

See drivel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb driveled or drivelled, driveling or drivelling

to let saliva flow from one's mouth; drool; slobber
to speak in a silly or stupid manner

Origin: ME drivelen < OE dreflian, to slobber, prob. akin to draff

transitive verb

to say in a silly or stupid manner

noun

Now Rare saliva running from the mouth
silly, stupid talk; childish nonsense; twaddle

Related Forms:

driveler noun or driveller

See drivel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb driv·eled or driv·elled, driv·el·ing or driv·el·ling, driv·els

verb, intransitive

To slobber; drool.
To flow like spittle or saliva.
To talk stupidly or childishly.

verb, transitive

To allow to flow from the mouth.
To say (something) stupidly.

noun

Saliva flowing from the mouth.
Stupid or senseless talk.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English drevelen

Origin: , from Old English dreflian

Related Forms:

drivˈel·er noun

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