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noun

Definition of drivelnext
1
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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2
as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk my roommate talks in her sleep, but it's just drivel

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drivel

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verb

ˈdri-vəl How to pronounce drivel (audio)
1
as in to drool
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth the panting dog driveled on my hand

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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
Noun
Not even Dunst could elevate this slapdash slice of man-child drivel. 33. — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024 There was a time when the department would have pushed back on such drivel, but with a spineless, left-lib commissioner, that didn’t happen. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 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 See All Example Sentences for drivel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drivel
  1. nonsense
  2. drool
  3. chatter
  4. garbage
  5. prattle
  6. spit
  7. chat
  8. nuts
Noun
  • Describing the plot as utter nonsense would both be 100 percent correct and likely taken as a massive compliment for all involved.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Putin has repeatedly dismissed as nonsense Western claims that Russia could one day attack a NATO member.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of nonsense
Verb
  • There’s a reason scouts once drooled over Williams’ potential.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Symptoms from scorpion stings — such as burning at the sting site, drooling.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of drool
Verb
  • Louis Vuitton has launched the LV Biker MM, a new signature bag masterminded by artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière, and the chattering fashion classes are already angling to invest.
    — airmail.news, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The best soccer player in the world stood near midfield on a pitch in Kansas City, occupying a stadium that didn’t yet exist by the time many felt comfortable calling him the best player in the world, and his teeth were literally chattering in the cold.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • Lira, remembering the garbage, quickly takes out the trash.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Leave the garbage can open and place it in the sun to fully dry before closing it or putting a garbage bag in it.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of garbage
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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
  • 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
Definition of prattle
Verb
  • But the turbines are very inefficient, and are also spitting out pollutants—not just CO2 but nitrous oxide and formaldehyde.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of just spitting out an answer, a chatbot with reasoning abilities could dissect a question and provide multiple, specific responses accounting for different scenarios.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of spit
Verb
  • In addition to being ruled by the messenger planet, Mercury retrograde in your 11th house of associations, networks and community affairs could make the group chat a tad bit chaotic.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • For people who are just reading or doodling or watching TV, or for a kid who needs something basic but reliable for games and school and chatting?
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of chat
Noun
  • The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of nuts

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