DRIVELED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

driveled

verb

variants or drivelled

past tense of drivel

as in drooled

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth the panting dog driveled on my hand

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as in chatted

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly he driveled on about his "distinguished" family for what seemed like hours

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Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026

Definition of drooled

Verb

Many of the players Fleury chatted with during preseason games, though, won’t be counted on often during the regular season.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
At the end of the night, guests chatted about where the afterparty was, as amfAR eschewed hosting one this year.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of chatted

Verb

The report said Evans first refused to give officers his name and then spit into one officer's face after being taken into custody.

— Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Director Arielko Kotzer effectively created an AI feedback loop to see what a combination of tools would spit out.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of spit

Verb

Sais said the men shouted homophobic and racist slurs before punching him, knocking him to the ground and leaving him with injuries to his face and head.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
The man called the flight attendant, who is Black, a racial slur and also shouted anti-gay remarks, according to the outlet.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of shouted

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The defense is legit While the offense sputtered, the defense went into overdrive.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Miami’s offense, which lacks speed in the final third and relies more on possession and short passes, has also sputtered at times when opponents clog the passing lanes to Messi.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sputtered

Verb

This was 1872, and the pious (and patronizing) commentators of the time muttered that Damien’s unvarnished personality was due to his simple farm upbringing in rural Belgium.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026

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