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BNC: 34571 COCA: 27601

drivel

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 drivel /ˈdrɪvəl/ noun
1 drivel
/ˈdrɪvəl/
noun
Learner's definition of DRIVEL
[noncount]
: foolish writing or speech可笑的文章;蠢话
2 drivel /ˈdrɪvəl/ verb
drivels US driveled or British drivelled US driveling or British drivelling
2 drivel
/ˈdrɪvəl/
verb
drivels US driveled or British drivelled US driveling or British drivelling
Learner's definition of DRIVEL
[no object] informal
: to talk in a very foolish or silly way说傻话;胡言乱语。

— driveling

(US) or British drivelling adjective
BNC: 34571 COCA: 27601

drivel

1 of 2

noun

1
: nonsense
Don't waste your time reading such drivel.
2
archaic : drool sense 1

drivel

2 of 2

verb

driv·​el ˈdri-vəl How to pronounce drivel (audio)
driveled or drivelled; driveling or drivelling ˈdri-v(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce drivel (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to talk stupidly and carelessly
What is he driveling about now?
2
: to let saliva dribble from the mouth : slaver
driveler noun

Example Sentences

Noun that critic's reviews are nothing but self-important drivel my roommate talks in her sleep, but it's just drivel Verb What is he driveling about now? the panting dog driveled on my hand
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Oh Mercy being one them), but for the most part the Voice of All Generations Ever was spittin’ nothing but drivel. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022 When this film becomes just another example of Hollywood drivel — the late-career version of an actor trying to establish himself — the mirror-image car chases and shoot-outs don’t allow for audience discernment. Armond White, National Review, 22 Apr. 2022 Netflix is continuing to pump out forgettable reality show drivel that will do nothing to fix its problems. Andy Meek, BGR, 25 Apr. 2022 More money, more pressure, more problems, more ambitions, more New Age drivel. The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022 At best, there’s a fanboy favorite, Michael Mann, and the rest — Malcolm D. Lee, Patty Jenkins, Kasi Lemmons, Jon M. Chu, and Aaron Sorkin — have made films that can politely be dismissed as drivel. Armond White, National Review, 23 Mar. 2022 So when the latest would-be Einstein announces yet another theory, my eyes start to glaze over in anticipation of drivel and disappointment. Julian Baggini, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021 Not even Dunst could elevate this slapdash slice of man-child drivel. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2021 Sadly, that sort of circular drivel is what passes for deep thinking on race today. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 13 July 2021
Verb
Scary plagues are ravaging the planet while drivelers drivel. Arkansas Online, 26 July 2021 No one elected Laura Ingraham either, that hasn't stopped her from dribbling pro-Trump drivel out of her mouth every night. Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com, 21 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Old English dreflian; perhaps akin to Old Norse draf malt dregs

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of drivel was before the 12th century
BNC: 34571 COCA: 27601

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