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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
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
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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