Definitions for DRIVEL
ˈdrɪv əldriv·el

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. drivel, garbagenoun

   a worthless message

2. drool, dribble, drivel, slobberverb

   saliva spilling from the mouth

3. drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribbleverb

   let saliva drivel from the mouth

   "The baby drooled"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. drivelnoun

   senseless talk; nonsense

2. drivelnoun

   saliva, drool

3. drivelverb

   To have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.

4. drivelverb

   To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drivelnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Slaver; moisture shed from the mouth.

   Besides th’ eternal drivel, that supplies
   The dropping beard, from nostrils, mouth and eyes. Dryden.

   2. A fool; an ideot; a driveller. This sense is now out of use.

   What fool am I, to mingle that drivel ’s speeches among my noble thoughts. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Millions of years this old drivel Cupid lives,
   While still more wretch, more wicked he doth prove. Philip Sidney.

2. To DRIVELverb

   Etymology: from drip, dripple, dribble, drivel.

   1. To slaver; to let the spittle fall in drops, like a child, an ideot, or a dotard.

   I met with this Chremes, a driveling old fellow, lean, shaking both of head and hands, already half earth, and yet then most greedy of earth. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   No man could spit from him, but would be forced to drivel like some paralytick, or a fool. Nehemiah Grew, Cosm.

   2. To be weak or foolish; to dote.

   This driveling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble. William Shakespeare, Rom. and Juliet.

   I hate to see a brave bold fellow sotted,
   Made sour and senseless, turn’d to whey by love;
   A driveling hero, fit for a romance. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Drivelverb

   to slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard

2. Drivelverb

   to be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love

3. Drivelnoun

   slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth

4. Drivelnoun

   inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble

5. Drivelnoun

   a driveler; a fool; an idiot

6. Drivelnoun

   a servant; a drudge

7. Etymology: [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. Drool.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drivel

   driv′l, v.i. to slaver like a child: to be foolish: to speak like an idiot:—pr.p. driv′elling; pa.p. driv′elled.—n. slaver: nonsense.—n. Driv′eller, a fool. [M. E. drevelen, dravelen; related to Dribble.]

2. Drivel

   driv′l, n. (Spens.) a drudge. [Cf. Old Dut. drevel, a scullion.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DRIVEL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DRIVEL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of DRIVEL in a Sentence

1. James Joyce:

   He comes into the world God knows how, walks on the water, gets out of his grave and goes up off the Hill of Howth. What drivel is this?

2. Chris Patten:

   We should stop being fooled that somehow at the end of the all the kowtowing there's this great pot of gold waiting for us. It's always been an illusion, we keep on kidding ourselves that unless we do everything that China wants we will somehow miss out on great trading opportunities. It's drivel.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DRIVEL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drivel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DRIVEL
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DRIVEL
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DRIVEL