drivel
drivel [drivel drivels drivelled driveled drivelling driveling] noun, verb BrE [ˈdrɪvl] NAmE [ˈdrɪvl]
noun uncountable (informal, disapproving)
silly nonsense
•How can you watch that drivel on TV?
•a novel full of romantic drivel
Word Origin:
Old English dreflian (meaning ‘to let saliva’ or ‘mucus flow from the nose or mouth’), of uncertain origin.
Example Bank:
•Don't talk such drivel.
•He just comes out with a load of drivel about ‘family values’.
verb (-ll-, US -l-)intransitive ~ (on) (about sth) (usually used in the progressive tenses)
to keep talking about silly or unimportant things
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English dreflian (meaning ‘to let saliva’ or ‘mucus flow from the nose or mouth’), of uncertain origin.
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