dri
vel
Plural
drivels
1
saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose, typically associated with illness or incapacity
- The child wiped the drivel from his chin with the back of his hand.
- She could feel the drivel gathering at the corners of her mouth as she dozed off in the dentist's chair.
- The cold had caused his nose to run, leaving a trail of drivel on his scarf.
- The baby's teething caused excessive drivel, necessitating frequent bib changes.
- His illness left him bedridden, his pillow stained with drivel from hours of feverish sleep.
2
speech or writing that is considered to be silly, trivial, or lacking in sense or substance
- The politician's speech was nothing but drivel, lacking any substantive policy proposals.
- I can't believe you're wasting your time reading that book—it's just drivel.
- After hours of debate, they realized their conversation had devolved into pointless drivel.
- The critics dismissed the film as two hours of mindless drivel, devoid of any artistic merit.
- Instead of addressing the issue at hand, he resorted to spouting drivel about irrelevant topics.
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