• (British) IPA: /dɹɪv.əl/

drivel

1. senseless talk; nonsense
2. saliva, drool
3. (obsolete) A fool; an idiot.

• French: foutaise
• German: Blödsinn, Faselei, Gefasel, Gelaber, Laberei, Geschwafel, Schwafelei, Gewäsch, Geschwätz, Gesülze, Gerede, Palaver
• Italian: sproloquio, vaniloquio, ciancia, corbelleria
• Portuguese: besteira, bobagem
• Russian: бессмы́слица
• Spanish: tonterías, chorradas, babosadas, leseras, macanas, monserga

• French: bave
• German: Geifer, Sabber
• Portuguese: baba
• Russian: слюна́

drivel (drivels, present participle driveling; past and past participle driveled)

1. To have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
2. To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly.
3. To be weak or foolish; to dote.
   • c. 1591–1595, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act II, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:

     This drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole.

• (have saliva drip from the mouth) drool
• (talk nonsense) See also Thesaurus:nonsense.

• French: baver
• German: sabbern
• Portuguese: babar
• Spanish: babear

• French: radoter, baragouiner

drivel (plural drivels)

1. (obsolete) A servant; a drudge.