Hypertext Webster Gateway: "drivel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE.
dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E.
drabble. Cf. {Drool}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Drivel \Driv"el\, n.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
drivel
n 1: a worthless message
2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: {drool}, {dribble}, {slobber}]
v : let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drool},
{slabber}, {slaver}, {slobber}, {dribble}]
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