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Webster 1913 Edition
Drivel
Driv′el
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Driveled
or Drivelled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Driveling
or Drivelling
.] 1.
To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard.
2.
[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.
Driv′el
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Drivel
DRIVEL
,Verb.
I.
1.
To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot or dotard.2.
To be weak or foolish; to dote; as a driveling hero; driveling love.DRIVEL
,Noun.
1.
Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.2.
A driveller; a fool; an idiot. [Not used.]