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- [driv-uh l]
- /ˈdrɪv əl/
- /ˈdrɪv.əl/
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- [driv-uh l]
- /ˈdrɪv əl/
Definitions of drivel word
- noun drivel saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver. 1
- noun drivel childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle. 1
- verb without object drivel to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver. 1
- verb without object drivel to talk childishly or idiotically. 1
- verb without object drivel Archaic. to issue like spittle. 1
- verb with object drivel to utter childishly or idiotically. 1
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Origin of drivel
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English dryvelen, variant of drevelen, Old English dreflian; akin to draff
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Parts of speech for Drivel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drivel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drivel
noun drivel
- babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
- blather — If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.
- gibberish — meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.
- tripe — the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
verb drivel
- prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
- ramble — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- blabber — a person who blabs
- waffle — waffling language.
- prattle — to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.
interjection drivel
- bosh — empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense
Antonyms for drivel
noun drivel
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