Drivel definition

drĭvəl
driveled driveling drivelled drivelling drivels
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To slobber; drool.
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To talk stupidly or childishly.
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Stupid or senseless talk.
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To allow to flow from the mouth.
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To say (something) stupidly.
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To speak in a silly or stupid manner.
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To say in a silly or stupid manner.
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Silly, stupid talk; childish nonsense; twaddle.
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Drivel is defined as drool, or communication that is silly, foolish or meaningless nonsense.

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

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To flow like spittle or saliva.
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Saliva flowing from the mouth.
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To let saliva flow from one's mouth; drool; slobber.
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(now rare) Saliva running from the mouth.
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To have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
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To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly.
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To be weak or foolish; to dote.

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Origin of drivel

  • Middle English drevelen from Old English dreflian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver.

    From Wiktionary

Drivel Sentence Examples

  • Then again, I could just be talking drivel.

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

  • Keep in mind that one person's romance may be another person's drivel, and one person's passion may seem like a perversion to someone else.

  • If you're looking for another hint, wait a few minutes before returning or he'll just tell you some drivel about the baseball game.

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

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