Driv"el (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Driveled (?) or 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.
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.
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Driv"el, 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.
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