Associations to the word «Driveling»

Wiktionary

DRIVEL, noun. Senseless talk; nonsense
DRIVEL, noun. Saliva, drool
DRIVEL, noun. (obsolete) A fool; an idiot.
DRIVEL, noun. (obsolete) A servant; a drudge.
DRIVEL, verb. To have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
DRIVEL, verb. To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly.
DRIVEL, verb. To be weak or foolish; to dote.

Dictionary definition

DRIVEL, noun. A worthless message.
DRIVEL, noun. Saliva spilling from the mouth.
DRIVEL, verb. Let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats