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drivel

n. சானை, கோழை, சொள்ளு, பிதற்றல், (வினை) குழந்தை போலச் சொள்ளு வடியவிடு விணாகச் சிதறு, பேதையெனப் பிதற்று, மூடனாயிரு.


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Driv"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Driveled or Drivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Driveling or Drivelling.] Etym: [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. Etym: [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] Defn: To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. Shak. Dryden. 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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