'Drivelling' definitions:

Definition of 'Drivelling'

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  • Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Driveledor Drivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Driveling or Drivelling.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. Drool.]
  • 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. --Shak. Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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