DRIVELING

Verb

driveling

present participle of drivel

Noun

driveling (countable and uncountable, plural drivelings)

Foolish talk.

Anagrams

• delivring

Source: Wiktionary


DRIVEL

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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