Drivelling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drivel
       n 1: a worthless message [syn: {garbage}]
       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}]
       [also: {drivelling}, {drivelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drivelling
       See {drivel}