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drivel

driv·el [ drívv'l ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. silly talk: silly and irrelevant or inaccurate talk
They're talking drivel.

2. drooled saliva: saliva dribbling from the mouth



intransitive verb  (past and past participle driv·eled, present participle driv·el·ing, 3rd person present singular driv·els)
Definition:
 
1. talk nonsense: to talk silly and irrelevant or inaccurate nonsense

2. drool: to let saliva dribble from the mouth

[ Old English dreflian, origin ?]

driv·el·er noun
driv·el·ing noun
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