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Drivel
01
saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose, typically associated with illness or incapacity
Examples
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.
02
speech or writing that is considered to be silly, trivial, or lacking in sense or substance
Examples
The politician 's speech was nothing but drivel, lacking any substantive policy proposals.
I ca n't believe you 're wasting your time reading that book — it 's just drivel.
to drivel
01
let saliva drivel from the mouth
