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drivel
[ driv-uhl ]
noun
- saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle.
verb (used without object)
- to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- to talk childishly or idiotically.
- Archaic. to issue like spittle.
verb (used with object)
- to utter childishly or idiotically.
- to waste foolishly.
drivel
/ ˈɪə /
verb
- to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble
- intr to speak foolishly or childishly
noun
- foolish or senseless talk
- saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ı· especially British, ı· noun
- ı·Բ· especially British, ı·Բ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of drivel1
Example Sentences
Maybe the drivel would sate you for an hour, but something with genuine substance would taste and feel a whole lot better in the long run.
On language and broader messaging: Let’s shut down the pablum about “defending the middle class,” “sticking up for working families,” and other such drivel.
The horror space does not necessarily demand ingenuity; there’s an audience for even the worst drivel at the bottom of the barrel.
Donald Trump’s rambling 90+ minute remarks at the Republican National Convention were widely panned as a train wreck of divisive rhetoric, anti-immigrant smears, and self-aggrandizing drivel.
But at the other end of the scale, the Daily Express's one-star critique called it "absolute drivel" and described Holland as "a charisma free zone".
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