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Drivel

/dɹɪv.əl/

Senseless talk; nonsense

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📖 Definitions of "Drivel"

noun

1
Senseless talk; nonsense
2
Saliva, drool
3
A fool; an idiot.

verb

1
To have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
2
To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
3
To be weak or foolish; to dote.

🔄 Synonyms of "Drivel"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dribblenoun	(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
slavernoun	A person engaged in the slave trade; a person who buys, sells, transports, or owns slaves.
droolnoun	(ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
slobberverb	Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
slabbernoun	(intransitive) To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Drivel"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
slabbernoun	Moisture falling from the mouth; slaver.
slavernoun	A person engaged in the slave trade; a person who buys, sells, transports, or owns slaves.
slobbernoun	Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
droolnoun	Saliva trickling from the mouth.
dribblenoun	(countable, sports) The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.
blahnoun	(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
twaddlenoun	(uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
whimnoun	A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
manianoun	Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
prattlenoun	Silly, childish talk; babble.
nonsensenoun	That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
infatuationnoun	An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
fadnoun	A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
speculationnoun	(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
jagnoun	A binge or period of overindulgence; a spree.
tripenoun	(figurative, derogatory) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
papnoun	(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
blathernoun	(derogatory) Foolish or nonsensical talk.
babblenoun	Idle talk; senseless prattle
babblingnoun	(countable, uncountable) Idle senseless talk; prattle.