Converse of object

• spout: I is back, and ready to spout drivel like you've never SEEN.

• talk: Then again, I could just be talking drivel.

• write: Ron can't explain how Walter keeps logging in, and I can't stop him writing German drivel.

• read: Bear in mind, as you sit, mindlessly reading this drivel, that there is life away from the computer screen.

• watch: There is no way I'd waste time watching this drivel.

• let: Does Patricia Cornwell need the money so badly that she is prepared to let this drivel out under her name?

Adjective modifier

• inane: By the way, where did all that inane drivel about a " stakeholder society " go?

• mindless: Enough of my mindless drivel, I'm outta here.

• utter: The idea that Bin Laden would suffer in a prison is ridiculous - more utter drivel.

• meaningless: Some are completely dominated by meaningless commercial drivel designed to exploit the darker side of human nature.

• absolute: A good sense of humor is so much more important than trying to motivate people with absolute mindless drivel.

• usual: There were a few speeches from the liberal left present, but it was the usual leftist drivel.

Modifies a noun

• day: There is still the space for direct contact with voters - but its against a backdrop of media driven drivel day after day.

Modifying Another Word

• boldly: Thursday 13 April 2006 Our continuing mission: to boldly drivel where no running publication has driveled before.

• much: Have we imported so much drivel from across the pond that there's nothing left in English hands?

Noun used with modifier

• pop: Forget pop drivel or nu metal, Norah Jones ' arrival is helping to revive the music industry.

• marketing: Many jounalists lap up this marketing drivel for want of something more interesting to write about.

Preposition: in

• column: He wants more advice and less drivel in the column ( what's the difference you may well ask ).