DRIVEL (drivelled, drivelling)
Dictionary entry overview: What does drivel mean?
• DRIVEL (noun)
The noun DRIVEL has 2 senses:
1. a worthless message
2. saliva spilling from the mouth
Familiarity information: DRIVEL used as a noun is rare.
• DRIVEL (verb)
The verb DRIVEL has 1 sense:
1. let saliva drivel from the mouth
Familiarity information: DRIVEL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DRIVEL (noun)
Meaning:
A worthless message
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
drivel; garbage
Hypernyms ("drivel" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drivel"):
buncombe; bunk; bunkum; guff; hogwash; rot (unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements))
chickenshit (a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear)
applesauce; codswallop; folderol; rubbish; trash; tripe; trumpery; wish-wash (nonsensical talk or writing)
pablum; pap (worthless or oversimplified ideas)
Meaning:
Saliva spilling from the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
slobber; dribble; drivel; drool
Hypernyms ("drivel" is a kind of...):
saliva; spit; spittle (a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)
• DRIVEL (verb)
Meaning:
Let saliva drivel from the mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
slaver; slabber; drivel; slobber; drool; dribble
Context example:
The baby drooled
Hypernyms (to "drivel" is one way to...):
salivate (produce saliva)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
