Drivel (Verb)
Meaning
Let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- As the elderly man sat in his rocking chair, saliva began to drivel from the corner of his mouth.
- While watching the romantic comedy, sappy sentiments made Victoria roll her eyes and wondered if this really wasn't just nonsense that would eventually make her intelligence drivel out of her ears, and then out her mouth.
- When the comatose patient finally gained consciousness, they couldn't control their motor functions, causing saliva to drivel from their lips.
- Young toddlers have limited motor skills and often struggle with controlling the movement of saliva in their mouths, which will frequently drivel from their lips.
- As she delicately savored each piece of her extremely spicy lunch, an occasional string of mucusy saliva began to drivel from her bottom lip, almost in defiance to her claim that spicy food did not have this effect on her.