Thesaurus: drivel

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1. v. i. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard.
2. v. i. To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love.
3. n. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.
4. n. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.
5. n. A driveler; a fool; an idiot.
6. n. A servant; a drudge.
7. n. a worthless message
8. n. saliva spilling from the mouth
9. v. let saliva drivel from the mouth
10. 1. To word/slaver">slaver; to let word/spittle">spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard. 2. Etym: [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. Shak. Dryden. 1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth. 2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble. 3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. 4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] Huloet.
11. To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; drivelinglove. Shak. Dryden.
12. n:100 n. a worthless message v. let saliva drivel from the mouth