Definition

1. Noun:

   • Saliva flowing from the mouth: Refers to saliva, especially when it flows uncontrollably from a person's mouth.
   • Foolish or nonsensical talk or ideas: Refers to speech or writing that is silly, stupid, or meaningless.

2. Verb:

   • To let saliva flow from the mouth: To have saliva run from the mouth, often unintentionally.
   • To talk nonsense: To speak in a foolish, silly, or meaningless way.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Saliva):

  • The baby's drivel soaked through his bib.
  • He wiped the drivel from the old man's chin.

• Noun (Foolish talk):

  • I don't have time to listen to such drivel.
  • The article was full of political drivel.

• Verb (To drool):

  • The sick dog began to drivel on the floor.
  • The sleeping baby drivelled onto the pillow.

• Verb (To talk nonsense):

  • He drivelled on for an hour about conspiracy theories.
  • Please stop drivelling and get to the point.

Advanced Usage

• "To drivel on": To continue talking nonsense at length.
  • The speaker drivelled on until the audience grew restless.

Variants and Related Words

• Driveller (noun): A person who talks nonsense.
  • He was dismissed as a mere driveller.

Synonyms

• Noun (Saliva): Drool, slobber, saliva.
• Noun (Foolish talk): Nonsense, gibberish, balderdash, twaddle, claptrap.
• Verb (To drool): Drool, slobber, slaver.
• Verb (To talk nonsense): Prattle, babble, ramble, blather.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Drivel on: To talk foolishly for a long time.
  • He tends to drivel on when he's had too much to drink.

Noun

1. saliva spilling from the mouth
2. a worthless message

Verb

1. let saliva drivel from the mouth
   • The baby drooled