drivel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: drivel	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for drivel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drivel n a worthless message Synonym(s): drivel, garbage saliva spilling from the mouth Synonym(s): drool, dribble, drivel, slobber v let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. {Drool}.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard. 2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. --Shak. Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drivel \Driv"el\, n. 1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth. 2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble. 3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] --Huloet.