driveled or drivelled; driveling or drivelling
ˈdri-v(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to talk stupidly and carelessly
What is he driveling about now?
Synonyms
Noun
- applesauce [slang]
- balderdash
- baloney
- boloney
- beans
- bilge
- blah
- blah-blah
- blarney
- blather
- blatherskite
- blither
- bosh
- bull [slang]
- bunk
- bunkum
- buncombe
- claptrap
- codswallop [British]
- crapola [slang]
- crock
- drool
- fiddle
- fiddle-faddle
- fiddlesticks
- flannel [British]
- flapdoodle
- folderol
- falderal
- folly
- foolishness
- fudge
- garbage
- guff
- hogwash
- hokeypokey
- hokum
- hoodoo
- hooey
- horsefeathers [slang]
- humbug
- humbuggery
- jazz
- malarkey
- malarky
- moonshine
- muck
- nerts [slang]
- nonsense
- nuts
- piffle
- poppycock
- punk
- rot
- rubbish
- senselessness
- silliness
- slush
- stupidity
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tommyrot
- tosh
- trash
- trumpery
- twaddle
Verb
Examples of drivel in a Sentence
Noun
that critic's reviews are nothing but self-important drivel
my roommate talks in her sleep, but it's just drivel
Verb
What is he driveling about now?
the panting dog driveled on my hand
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Not even Dunst could elevate this slapdash slice of man-child drivel.
33.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Dec. 2023
Gretchen Bender superimposes potent phrases or ideas onto television screens blaring out the usual stream of nonsense, drivel and enticement.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
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Noun
Works like that one tend to be seen as religious experiences or spiritualist drivel.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Not even Dunst could elevate this slapdash slice of man-child drivel.
33.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Verb
Our campuses are a mess — citadels of conformism and drivel.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Dec. 2023
Gretchen Bender superimposes potent phrases or ideas onto television screens blaring out the usual stream of nonsense, drivel and enticement.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
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“Drivel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drivel. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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