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   drivel

   /ˈdrɪvl/

   noun

   • 1. nonsense: "don't talk such drivel!"

   verb

   • 1. talk nonsense: "he was drivelling on about the glory days"
   • 2. let saliva or mucus flow from the mouth or nose: archaic "the nurse leaves you to drivel, and never wipes your nose"

   Word Origin Old Englishdreflian (in drivel (sense 2 of the verb)), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to draff.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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