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drivelled
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Drivelled
(gcide) | 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.
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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.
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Drivelled
(gcide) | 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.
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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.
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