drivel

[US]/ˈdrɪvl/
[UK]/ˈdrɪvl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. talk nonsense or silly things
n. saliva flowing from the mouth, nonsense or silly talk

Phrases & Collocations

drivel on

Example Sentences

don't talk such drivel!.

He driveled on about his family.

I have never heard such silly drivel in all my life.

By Shakespeare`s time that had broadened to include dogbolt, drivel, marmoset, skitbrains and shack-rag.

Ignore his drivel and focus on the important information.

She couldn't stand listening to his constant drivel.

The meeting was filled with meaningless drivel.

His speech was nothing but drivel and nonsense.

Stop spouting drivel and get to the point!

I can't believe I wasted my time listening to such drivel.

The article was just a collection of drivel with no real substance.

Don't pay attention to his drivel; he's just trying to distract you.

The movie was full of mindless drivel and lacked any depth.

I can't believe people actually pay to listen to such drivel.

Real-world Examples

The driveling song seemed to have kept in popularity.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Well, that's a load of meaningless drivel.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 2

Principally they can try to educate more parents with good science rather than internet drivel.

Source: The Economist - International

Instead of drivelling away about knots and vacuum cleaners and lions, and making me miserable for weeks and weeks.

Source: Brave New World

There will be more drivel available, but there'll also be more gems that would otherwise be hidden from public view.

Source: Step by Step 3000 Volume 3

'Go up alonger this drivelling sick man, ' he says to his wife, 'and Magwitch, lend her a hand, will you?

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

And in the days that follow, leadership coaches will post drivel about the secrets to be learned from the successful manager.

Source: Economist Business

I am freezing to death in my own room, and you come in and drivel to me about ivy and hand-organs.

Source: Selected Works of O. Henry

Not that length and weight alone indicate excellence; many epic tales are pretty much epic crap—just ask my critics, who will moan about entire Canadian forests massacred in order to print my drivel.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

" Get up, you little idiot! Don't go on drivelling there. How you ever had the nerve to play your part as you did I can't think" . She stamped her foot. " Get up, I say" .

Source: Hidden danger

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