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

Noun

foolish talk

Verb

[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]

1. to speak foolishly

2. to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth [Old English dreflian to slaver]

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

verb 1. babble, ramble, waffle (informal), chiefly Brit. gab (informal) gas (informal) maunder, blether, prate

noun 2. nonsense, rubbish, garbage (informal) rot, crap (slang) trash, bunk (informal) blah (slang) hot air (informal) tosh (slang), chiefly Brit. waffle (informal), chiefly Brit. prating, pap, 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. bizzo Austral. (slang) bull's wool Austral., N.Z. (slang)

Translations

drivel [ˈdrɪvl] n (col) → tonterías fpl

drivel [ˈdrɪvl] n (inf) → idioties fpl, imbécillités fpl

drivel [ˈdrɪvl] (inf) n → Blödsinn m

drivel [ˈdrɪvl] n (col) (= nonsense); ciance fpl