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What is "drivelling"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Drivelling

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

Wiktionary
drivelling

n. Foolish talk. vb. (present participle of drivel English)

WordNet
drivel

  1. n. a worthless message [syn: garbage]

  2. saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: drool, dribble, slobber]

  3. v. let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble]

  4. [also: drivelling, drivelled]

drivelling

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Usage examples of "drivelling".

You have not only the honor of being my steward, but the privilege of being the worst, most incompetent, drivelling snivelling jibbering jabbering idiot of a steward in France.

And now, if your words have the meaning I read into them, you are mooting precisely the same drivelling scheme.