DRIVEL

drool, dribble, drivel, slobber

(noun) saliva spilling from the mouth

drivel, garbage

(noun) a worthless message

drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble

(verb) let saliva drivel from the mouth; “The baby drooled”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

drivel (countable and uncountable, plural drivels)

senseless talk; nonsense

saliva, drool

(obsolete) A fool; an idiot.

Verb

drivel (third-person singular simple present drivels, present participle drivelling or (US) driveling, simple past and past participle drivelled or (US) driveled)

To have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.

To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly.

To be weak or foolish; to dote.

Synonyms

• (have saliva drip from the mouth): drool

• (talk nonsense): See also nonsense.

Etymology 2

Compare Old Dutch drevel, "a scullion".

Noun

drivel (plural drivels)

(obsolete) A servant; a drudge.

Anagrams

• drevil

Source: Wiktionary

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Driv"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Driveled or Drivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Driveling or Drivelling.] Etym: [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. Drool.]

1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard.

2. Etym: [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.]

Definition: To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. Shak. Dryden.

Driv"el, n.

1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.

2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.

3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] Huloet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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