drivel

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Nonsense; senseless talk.
2. (countable, rare, uncountable) Saliva, drool.

Verb

1. To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
2. (archaic, intransitive) To have saliva drip from the mouth.
3. To be weak or foolish; to dote.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To move or travel slowly.
2. (obsolete) To use up or to be used up.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɹɪv.əl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: drivelen

Inherited from Old English: dreflian

In summary

From Middle English dravel, dribil, a deverbal from drevelen, drivelen (Etymology 2).

Synonyms

drool

slaver

slobber

dribble

blather

twaddle

babble

slabber

salivate

rave

ramble

blatherskite

talk nonsense

raving

rigmarole

hoopla

delirium

humbug

nonsense

guff

prate

balderdash

garbage

🗑️

wandering

mumbo jumbo

piffle

prattle

quackery

rubbish

saliva

sniffle

spit

spittle

splutter

sputter

stuff

talk through one’s hat

taradiddle

trumpery

wander

yearn

Irish bull

beslaver

tarradiddle

speak unthinkingly

utter carelessly

prittle prattle

aspire

sunburstery

baloney

Translations

baver

radoter

sabbern

Gelaber

tonterías

babear

ximpleries

bavejar

Faselei

Gefasel

bave

σαλιαρίζω

Geschwätz

Gewäsch

Geschwafel