drivel
/dɹɪv.əl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.72 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
Example Sentences
- "“You pay too much attention to such insipid drivel in even mentioning it.”"
- "But what drivel I am writing! It is just an attempt to pass the weary time."
- "A ray of light amid all this nonsense was Gwyn Topham's piece in the Guardian, which was timely, measured, accurate and of appropriate tone. That this single report stood out so clearly as an exemplar is a scathing comment in itself on the volumes of drivel surrounding it."
- "“Yeah, wading down into the comments. "Winsomely compelling cop-aganda," says C-Rob-69. Oh, wait, that was me.” “Drivel for the unwashed. The Bard, how he weeps.”"
- "He pauses as I wipe the drivel from his chin."
- "He wiped drivel from his chin with a stubby forearm."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: dravel,dribil, drevelen,drivelen, dreflian, *drablijaną, *dʰerebʰ-, drivel
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɹɪv.əl/
- British English: /dɹɪv.əl/