DRIVELING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

variants or drivelling

as in babbling

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driveling

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verb

variants or drivelling

present participle of drivel

as in drooling

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

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as in chattering

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

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Noun

The line could be dismissed as the babbling of a crazy old crone.

— Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Eichenberger recently converted one of the ponds into a small babbling brook to maintain a steady flow of water.

— Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of babbling

Verb

Toward the end of the film, that kid is grown up and stuck in an incestuous relationship with his mother, while a nearly incapacitated Dau sits drooling nearby.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Stuff like Caitlin Clark getting mugged with no foul being called, or Sophie Cunningham pointing at some obnoxious player, or ESPN drooling over a coach wearing a pro-trans shirt.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of drooling

Noun

The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of prattle

Verb

This is a model spitting out something that goes against tradition.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
All, though, are generally tasked with spitting out algorithmic data that help inform a head coach’s decision-making around fourth downs, two-point conversions, timeouts and beyond.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of spitting

Verb

Amal Clooney stunned in a red gown, as did Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao, fresh off delivering a master class on the Lido, went from table to table chatting with guests as dinner was served.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026
While chatting about his new horror-comedy, Buddy, the 55-year-old actor-comedian also shared his first remarks about the upcoming sequel to the 1997 cult classic starring Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of chatting

Noun

Companies modelled after Mary Kay that have reprised empowerment babble for their founders’ gain are mentioned but receive scarce judgment.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.

— Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of babble

Verb

Getting around interference The biggest technical hurdle in spectrum sharing is interference – what happens when two signals overlap and scramble each other, like two people shouting different things in your ear at the same time.

— Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Those who speak a password, released via social media, receive a fake business card, which does mean many a guest is standing there shouting a password at the actor.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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