driv·el (drĭv'əl)

v., -eled, or -elled, -el·ing, or -el·ling, -els, or -els.

v.intr.

1. To slobber; drool.
2. To flow like spittle or saliva.
3. To talk stupidly or childishly.

v.tr.

1. To allow to flow from the mouth.
2. To say (something) stupidly.

n.

1. Saliva flowing from the mouth.
2. Stupid or senseless talk.

[Middle English drevelen, from Old English dreflian.]

driveler driv'el·er n.

---

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

---