drivelling
Spouting foolish nonsense
Drivelling is the present participle of drivel—to talk nonsense or let saliva run from the mouth.
British spelling retains the double L; American English uses *driveling*.
As an adjective, it describes someone talking foolishly: a drivelling idiot, drivelling nonsense.
The word carries strong contempt.
Incoherent speech
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
claptrap · balderdash · hogwash · piffle · gobbledygook · bunkum · poppycock · flapdoodle
Let saliva dribble out
To travel without direction
- wanderMove without fixed direction
- digressStray from the topic
- maunderSpeak in unfocused circles
- waffleGridded breakfast cake
blather · prattle · babble · jabber · chatter · natter · prate · rabbit
Without coherent meaning
- senselessLacking reason or awareness
- absurdWildly illogical
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
- incoherentLacking logical connection
fatuous · idiotic · witless · moronic · asinine · imbecilic · simple-minded · dim-witted
babble
Incoherent speech
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
twaddle · claptrap · balderdash · hogwash · piffle · gobbledygook · bunkum · poppycock · flapdoodle · rubbish
slobber
Let saliva dribble out
spit · salivate · foam · froth · wetness · dribbling · dripping
meander
To travel without direction
waffle · blather · prattle · babble · jabber · chatter · natter · prate · rabbit · yammer
nonsensical
Without coherent meaning
incoherent · fatuous · idiotic · witless · moronic · asinine · imbecilic · simple-minded · dim-witted · half-witted
drivellingprofound
Intensely meaningful or insightful
substantive · meaningful · insightful · wise · brilliant
drool, drivel, drooling, drooled, slobbering, driveling, drivels, drivelled, driveled