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drivel

(drɪvəl)

uncountable noun

If you describe something that is written or said as drivel, you are critical of it because you think it is very silly.

[disapproval]

What absolute drivel!

She is still writing mindless drivel.

Synonyms: nonsense, rubbish, garbage [informal], malarkey [informal] More Synonyms of drivel

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drivel in British English

(ˈdrɪvəl)

verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elledWord forms: US -els, -eling or -eled

to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble

2. (intransitive)

to speak foolishly or childishly

noun

foolish or senseless talk

saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver

Derived forms

driveller (ˈdriveller) or US driveler (ˈdriveler)

noun

Word origin

Old English dreflian to slaver; see draff

drivel in American English

(ˈdrɪvəl)

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdriveled or ˈdrivelled, ˈdriveling or ˈdrivelling

to let saliva flow from one's mouth; drool; slobber

to speak in a silly or stupid manner

verb transitive

to say in a silly or stupid manner

noun

4. Rare

saliva running from the mouth

silly, stupid talk; childish nonsense; twaddle

Derived forms

driveler (ˈdriveler)

noun or ˈdriveller

Word origin

ME drivelen < OE dreflian, to slobber, prob. akin to draff

Synonyms of 'drivel'

babble, ramble, waffle, gab

dribble, drool, slaver, slobber

nonsense, rubbish, garbage, malarkey

saliva, slaver, slobber

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1 (verb) in the sense of babble

Definition

to speak foolishly

I drivelled on about the big race that day.

Synonyms

babble

They all babbled simultaneously.

ramble

Sometimes she tended to ramble.

waffle (informal, mainly British)

some guy on TV waffling on about some new product

gab (informal)

gas (informal)

maunder

blether

prate

2 (verb) in the sense of dribble

Definition

to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth

Synonyms

dribble

The puppy is dribbling on his shirt.

drool

The dog was drooling on my shoulder.

slaver

No doubt many readers will slaver over these bits.

slobber

slobbering on his eternal cigarette end

1 (noun) in the sense of nonsense

Definition

foolish talk

What absolute drivel!

Synonyms

nonsense

Most orthodox doctors, however, dismiss this theory as complete nonsense.

rubbish

He's talking rubbish.

garbage

I personally think the story is complete garbage.

malarkey (informal)

balls (taboo, slang)

bull (slang)

shit (taboo, slang)

This is a load of shit.

rot

You do talk rot!

crap (slang)

trash

Don't read that awful trash.

bunk (informal)

Henry Ford's opinion was that `history is bunk'.

blah (slang)

bullshit (taboo, slang)

hot air (informal)

tosh (slang, mainly British)

waffle (informal, mainly British)

I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle.

prating

pap

All that radio station plays is commercial pap.

cobblers (British, taboo, slang)

bilge (informal)

I supported the family by writing bilge for popular magazines.

twaddle

He was baffled by the intellectual twaddle.

tripe (informal)

I've never heard such a load of tripe in all my life.

dross

Why are you wasting your time reading that dross?

gibberish

When he did speak to her, he spoke gibberish.

guff (slang)

These commercials are all guff.

moonshine

The story is pure moonshine.

malarkey

hogwash (informal)

That's a load of hogwash.

hokum (slang, mainly US, Canadian)

piffle (informal)

He talks such a load of piffle.

poppycock (informal)

Experts dismiss this explanation as poppycock.

balderdash

What a load of balderdash!

bosh (informal)

eyewash (informal)

tommyrot

horsefeathers (US, slang)

bunkum or buncombe

bizzo (Australian, slang)

bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

2 (noun) in the sense of saliva

Synonyms

saliva

A string of saliva looped from his mouth.

slaver

slobber

Seerot

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drivel

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drive at something
drive someone up the wall
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driving
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单词	drivel
释义	Trends of drivel View usage for: drivel (drɪvəl) uncountable noun If you describe something that is written or said as drivel, you are critical of it because you think it is very silly. [disapproval] What absolute drivel! She is still writing mindless drivel. Synonyms: nonsense, rubbish, garbage [informal], malarkey [informal] More Synonyms of drivel More Synonyms of drivel drivel in British English (ˈdrɪvəl) verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elledWord forms: US -els, -eling or -eled 1. to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble 2. (intransitive) to speak foolishly or childishly noun 3. foolish or senseless talk 4. saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver Derived forms driveller (ˈdriveller) or US driveler (ˈdriveler) noun Word origin Old English dreflian to slaver; see draff drivel in American English (ˈdrɪvəl) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdriveled or ˈdrivelled, ˈdriveling or ˈdrivelling 1. to let saliva flow from one's mouth; drool; slobber 2. to speak in a silly or stupid manner verb transitive 3. to say in a silly or stupid manner noun 4. Rare saliva running from the mouth 5. silly, stupid talk; childish nonsense; twaddle Derived forms driveler (ˈdriveler) noun or ˈdriveller Word origin ME drivelen < OE dreflian, to slobber, prob. akin to draff Synonyms of 'drivel' babble, ramble, waffle, gab dribble, drool, slaver, slobber nonsense, rubbish, garbage, malarkey saliva, slaver, slobber More Synonyms of drivel 1 (verb) in the sense of babble Definition to speak foolishly I drivelled on about the big race that day. Synonyms babble They all babbled simultaneously. ramble Sometimes she tended to ramble. waffle (informal, mainly British) some guy on TV waffling on about some new product gab (informal) gas (informal) maunder blether prate 2 (verb) in the sense of dribble Definition to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth Synonyms dribble The puppy is dribbling on his shirt. drool The dog was drooling on my shoulder. slaver No doubt many readers will slaver over these bits. slobber slobbering on his eternal cigarette end 1 (noun) in the sense of nonsense Definition foolish talk What absolute drivel! Synonyms nonsense Most orthodox doctors, however, dismiss this theory as complete nonsense. rubbish He's talking rubbish. garbage I personally think the story is complete garbage. malarkey (informal) balls (taboo, slang) bull (slang) shit (taboo, slang) This is a load of shit. rot You do talk rot! crap (slang) trash Don't read that awful trash. bunk (informal) Henry Ford's opinion was that `history is bunk'. blah (slang) bullshit (taboo, slang) hot air (informal) tosh (slang, mainly British) waffle (informal, mainly British) I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle. prating pap All that radio station plays is commercial pap. cobblers (British, taboo, slang) bilge (informal) I supported the family by writing bilge for popular magazines. twaddle He was baffled by the intellectual twaddle. tripe (informal) I've never heard such a load of tripe in all my life. dross Why are you wasting your time reading that dross? gibberish When he did speak to her, he spoke gibberish. guff (slang) These commercials are all guff. moonshine The story is pure moonshine. malarkey hogwash (informal) That's a load of hogwash. hokum (slang, mainly US, Canadian) piffle (informal) He talks such a load of piffle. poppycock (informal) Experts dismiss this explanation as poppycock. balderdash What a load of balderdash! bosh (informal) eyewash (informal) tommyrot horsefeathers (US, slang) bunkum or buncombe bizzo (Australian, slang) bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang) 2 (noun) in the sense of saliva Synonyms saliva A string of saliva looped from his mouth. slaver slobber Seerot Nearby words of drivel drive drive at something drive someone up the wall drivel driver driving drizzle Synonyms of 'drivel' drivel Explore 'drivel' in the dictionary
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