drivelling
Collocations
4ADJ.
impatient
DRIVELLING + NOUN
contentment, idiot, m, nonsense
PREP.
'in
ADV.
perfectly
Definitions
noun
Foolish talk.
the drivellings of an idiot
He continued his chat with Sir James about the poachers until they were all seated, and Mrs. Cadwallader, impatient of this drivelling, said— “I’m dying to know the sad news. The gamekeeper is not shot: that is settled. What is it, then?”
adj
That drivels or drools.
a drivelling idiot
Idiotic, incomprehensible; senseless.
drivelling nonsense
Overcome to the point of being mindless or inarticulate.
"How do you feel now?" 'In a perfectly drivelling state of contentment. That dinner was delightful."
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5the drivellings of an idiot
WiktionaryHe continued his chat with Sir James about the poachers until they were all seated, and Mrs. Cadwallader, impatient of this drivelling, said— “I’m dying to know the sad news. The gamekeeper is not sho
Wiktionarya drivelling idiot
Wiktionarydrivelling nonsense
Wiktionary"How do you feel now?" 'In a perfectly drivelling state of contentment. That dinner was delightful."
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