drivel

driv·el  (drvl)

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

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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drivel·er n.

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drivel [ˈdrɪv^əl]

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

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

2. (intr) to speak foolishly or childishly

n

1. foolish or senseless talk

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver

[Old English dreflian to slaver; see draff]

driveller  n

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) chickenshit - a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear 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

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

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

Translations

drivel [ˈdrɪvl]

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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