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Definition of Driveling
1. drivel [v] - See also: drivel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Driveling
Literary usage of Driveling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"Slav'-er, я. spittle driveling. Slav'-er, vi or t. drivel. Slake, vt to quench,
... Slav'-er-ing, ppr. driveling. Sia.'-vish,u. servile, mean, base. ..."
2. Drink: A Revised and Enlarged Edition of "Drink and be Sober". by Vance Thompson (1918)
"Idiocy is its driveling daughter. Suicide is its despairing child. (The estimate
is that seventy-eight per cent. of the suicides are due to alcohol. ..."
3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"I hate to see a brave bold fellow sotted, Made sour and senseless, turned to
whey, by love A driveling hero, fit for a romance. Id, What fool am I, ..."
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