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Drivel
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.
2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.
3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] Huloet.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard.
2. To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. Shak. Dryden.