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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
that critic's reviews are nothing but self-important drivel
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as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk
my roommate talks in her sleep, but it's just drivel
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as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
he driveled on about his "distinguished" family for what seemed like hours
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Recent Examples of drivel
Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
On and on the anti-intellectual drivel goes, parroted by scores more of MAGA Media personalities who spend their days peddling junk to their audiences.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 Jan. 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
And this produced endless, endless conversations, most of which was complete drivel, but occasional pieces of which were important and certainly ultimately implicated Lefty Ruggiero in his part in this extortion.
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
On and on the anti-intellectual drivel goes, parroted by scores more of MAGA Media personalities who spend their days peddling junk to their audiences.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 Jan. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drivel
Noun
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There is no nonsense in Ron Norsworthy’s gaze or tone.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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And yeah, some of the items on his list are utter nonsense.Eric Miquelon, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Common symptoms of a rapid squirrel include walking in circles, falling over, drooling, aggression, and seizures and muscle spasms, Critter Control reports.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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And Terry's pitch-perfect execution had her followers drooling.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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There had been chatter out there that Holland was circling a new Spider-Man movie.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Astronomers have now listened in on the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system to check whether aliens are chattering between their own neighboring planets.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The citizens of this country are not garbage for wanting to be able to afford groceries and a nice place to live.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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An Uber Eats driver in Florida with a hankering for a late-night snack was allegedly caught nibbling on a customer's order – in front of them – leading to the driver reportedly spitting in the customer's face.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
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So they were conceived to have woodchipper mouths that spit out the back.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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In the food court, knots of women are chatting in Yiddish, one of them celebrating a grandmother’s birthday.Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
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The trio chatted about the RHONJ cast’s growing friction and the division between costars Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Refrigerate overnight and then top with honey or maple syrup, fresh fruit, chocolate chips, coconut flakes or nuts.Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
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Specifically, there's an amino acid in nuts and meat called L-arginine that becomes converted to nitric oxide in the body, which can increase blood flow.Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Drivel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drivel. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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