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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Drivel

/drĭv'-əl/ · Driv·el · IPA /dɹɪv.əl/
01 v. i. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard.
imp. & p. p. Driveled; p. pr. & vb. n. Driveling
  1. 1.
    To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard.
  2. 2.
    To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love.
02 n. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.
  1. 1.
    Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.
  2. 2.
    Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.
  3. 3.
    A driveler; a fool; an idiot.[Obs.]
  4. 4.
    A servant; a drudge.[Obs.]