English Explanatory Dictionary

drivel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Nonsense; senseless talk.
  2. Saliva, drool.
verb
  1. To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
  2. To have saliva drip from the mouth.
  3. To be weak or foolish; to dote.
noun
  1. A servant; a drudge.
  2. A fool; an idiot.
verb
  1. To move or travel slowly.
  2. To use up or to be used up.

Pronunciation

/dɹɪv.əl/ en-us-drivel.ogg /dɹəv.əl/

Word forms

drivel drivels driveling drivelling driveled drivelled

Etymology

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

Synonyms

absurdity all my eye all my eye and Betty Martin applesauce bafflegab balderdash balls baloney banana oil Bandini baragouin batcrap batshit bilgewater blah blather blatherskite bobbins bollocks bosh BS bull bullcrap bulldust bull feathers bullshit bullspeak bunk bunkum bushwah clamjamfrey claptrap cobblers codswallop crap crock crock of shit double Dutch double talk doublespeak dribble drivel eyewash fiddle-faddle flapdoodle flim-flam flizz flummery folderol foolishness footle framis fuckery fuckry fudge galimatias Gallophone garbage garble gash

Derived words

drivelous bedrivel driveler driveller drivelingly drivellingly
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