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drivel
/dɹɪv.əl/
verb 5noun 4
Collocations
4ADJ.
aged, foul, insipid, nonsensical, sanctimonious
VERB + DRIVEL
calling, listen, write
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
1
Nonsense; senseless talk.
“You pay too much attention to such insipid drivel in even mentioning it.”
But what drivel I am writing! It is just an attempt to pass the weary time.
2
Saliva, drool.
He pauses as I wipe the drivel from his chin.
He wiped drivel from his chin with a stubby forearm.
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.
This drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole.
driveling dotard
noun
1
A servant; a drudge.
that foul aged drivel
2
A fool; an idiot.
if thou didst know what a life I lead with that drivel, it would make thee even of pity receive me into thy only comfort
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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“You pay too much attention to such insipid drivel in even mentioning it.”
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But what drivel I am writing! It is just an attempt to pass the weary time.
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A ray of light amid all this nonsense was Gwyn Topham's piece in the Guardian, which was timely, measured, accurate and of appropriate tone. That this single report stood out so clearly as an exemplar
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This drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole.
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driveling dotard
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that foul aged drivel
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