drivel

Definition

Nonsense; senseless talk.

Etymology

From Middle English dravel, dribil, a deverbal from drevelen, drivelen (Etymology 2).

Example Sentences

• "“You pay too much attention to such insipid drivel in even mentioning it.”"
• "But what drivel I am writing! It is just an attempt to pass the weary time."
• "A ray of light amid all this nonsense was Gwyn Topham's piece in the Guardian, which was timely, measured, accurate and of appropriate tone. That this single report stood out so clearly as an exemplar is a scathing comment in itself on the volumes of drivel surrounding it."