drivel

driv·el

 (drĭv′əl)

v. driv·eled, driv·el·ing, driv·els or driv·elled or driv·el·ling

v.intr.

1. To slobber; drool.

2. To flow like spittle or saliva.

3. To talk stupidly or childishly.

v.tr.

1. To allow to flow from the mouth.

2. To say (something) stupidly.

n.

1. Saliva flowing from the mouth.

2. Stupid or senseless talk.

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[Middle English drevelen, from Old English dreflian.]

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driv′el·er n.

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drivel

(ˈdrɪvəl)

vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled

1. to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble

2. (intr) to speak foolishly or childishly

n

3. foolish or senseless talk

4. (Physiology) saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver

[Old English dreflian to slaver; see draff]

ˈdriveller, ˈdriveler n

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driv•el

(ˈdrɪv əl)

n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n.

1. saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose.

2. nonsense; twaddle.

v.i.

3. to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver.

4. to talk childishly or idiotically.

v.t.

5. to utter childishly or idiotically.

6. to waste foolishly.

[before 1000; Middle English dryvelen, variant of drevelen, Old English dreflian]

driv′el•er, n.

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drivel

Past participle: drivelled
Gerund: drivelling

Imperative

drivel

drivel

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drivel - a worthless message garbage subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about bunkum, guff, hogwash, buncombe, rot, bunk - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) codswallop, folderol, trumpery, wish-wash, applesauce, tripe, rubbish, trash - nonsensical talk or writing pap, pablum - worthless or oversimplified ideas
	2.	drivel - saliva spilling from the mouth slobber, dribble, drool saliva, spittle, spit - a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
Verb	1.	drivel - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" slabber, slaver, slobber, drool, dribble salivate - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal"

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drivel

noun

1. nonsense, rubbish, garbage (informal), balls (taboo slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo slang), rot, crap (slang), trash, bunk (informal), blah (slang), bullshit (taboo slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), prating, pap, cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), bilge (informal), twaddle, tripe (informal), dross, gibberish, guff (slang), moonshine, hogwash, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), balderdash, bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), tommyrot, horsefeathers (U.S. slang), bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) What absolute drivel!

verb

1. babble, ramble, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), gab (informal), gas (informal), maunder, blether, prate I drivelled on about the big race that day.

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drivel

verb

To let saliva run from the mouth:

dribble, drool, salivate, slaver, slobber.

noun

1. Saliva running from the mouth:

drool, salivation, slaver, slobber.

2. Something that does not have or make sense:

balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.

Informal: tommyrot.

Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.

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Translations

Gelaberradotieren

tonterías

höpinähöpöpuhehöpöttäähöpötyshöpsiä

foutaise

लार

stupidaggini

drivel

[ˈdrɪvl]

A. N (= nonsense) → tonterías fpl, chorradas fpl, babosadas fpl (LAm)

B. VI → decir tonterías, decir chorradas, decir babosadas (LAm)

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drivel

[ˈdrɪv^əl] n → idioties fpl, imbécillités fpl

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

drivel

n (pej) → Blödsinn m, → Kokolores m (inf); what a lot of drivel! → das ist ja kompletter Blödsinn!; mindless drivel → leeres Gefasel

vi (pej) → Unsinn reden; what’s he drivelling (Brit) or driveling (US) (on) about? → was faselt er da?, worüber labert er da? (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

drivel

[ˈdrɪvl] n (fam) (nonsense) → stupidaggini fpl, sciocchezze fpl

drivel on vi + adv (fam) to drivel on (about) → non smettere di cianciare (di)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

drivel

n. baba o saliva que sale por los extremos de la boca.

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