"drivel" meaning in English

See drivel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /drɪv.əl/ [UK] Audio: en-us-drivel.ogg [US] Forms: drivel [singular], drivels [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Drivel is silly nonsense.
    Sense id: simple-drivel-en-noun-ew17EXm1

Verb

IPA: /drɪv.əl/ [UK] Audio: en-us-drivel.ogg [US] Forms: driveled [past], driveled [past, participle], driveling [present, participle], drivel [canonical], drivels [third-person, singular], drivelled [past], drivelled [past, participle], drivelling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|drivel|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you drivel on about something, you talk nonsense.
    Sense id: simple-drivel-en-verb-qtBBbP6J
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