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drivel — I. intransitive verb ( eled or elled; eling or drivelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dreflian; perhaps akin to Old Norse draf malt dregs Date: before 12th century 1. to let saliva dribble from the mouth ; slaver 2. to talk… … New Collegiate Dictionary
drivel — driveler; esp. Brit., driveller, n. drivelingly; esp. Brit., drivellingly, adv. /driv euhl/, n. v., driveled, driveling or (esp. Brit.) drivelled, drivelling. n. 1. saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver. 2. childish, silly … Universalium
drivel — driv|el [ˈdrıvəl] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: dreflian to let liquid flow from the mouth ] something that is said or written that is silly or does not mean anything ▪ Don t talk such drivel! >drivel v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
drivel — {{11}}drivel (n.) early 14c., drevel saliva, slaver, from DRIVEL (Cf. drivel) (v.). Meaning idiotic speech or writing is from 1852. {{12}}drivel (v.) O.E. dreflian to dribble or run at the nose, slobber, from P.Gmc. *drablojanan, from PIE *dher… … Etymology dictionary
drivel — [ drɪv(ə)l] noun nonsense. verb (drivels, drivelling, drivelled; US drivels, driveling, driveled) 1》 talk nonsense. 2》 archaic let saliva or mucus flow from the mouth or nose. Derivatives … English new terms dictionary
drivel — driv•el [[t]ˈdrɪv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose 2) nonsense; twaddle 3) to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver 4) to talk childishly or… … From formal English to slang
drivel — /ˈdrɪvəl / (say drivuhl) verb (i) (drivelled or, US, driveled, drivelling or, US, driveling) 1. to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver. 2. to issue like spittle. 3. to talk childishly or idiotically. –noun 4. idiotic, or …
drivel — [driv′əl] vi. driveled or drivelled, driveling or drivelling [ME drivelen < OE dreflian, to slobber, prob. akin to DRAFF] 1. to let saliva flow from one s mouth; drool; slobber 2. to speak in a silly or stupid manner vt. to say in a silly or… … English World dictionary
drivel — n. & v. n. silly nonsense; twaddle. v. (drivelled, drivelling; US driveled, driveling) 1 intr. run at the mouth or nose; dribble. 2 intr. talk childishly or idiotically. 3 tr. (foll. by away) fritter; squander away. Derivatives: driveller n. (US… … Useful english dictionary
driv|el — «DRIHV uhl», verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling, noun. –v.i. 1. to let saliva run from the mouth. SYNONYM(S): dribble, slaver. 2. to flow like saliva running from the mouth … Useful english dictionary
