Driveling Meaning in English
word · lemma: drivel
ˈdɹɪvəɫ
DRIV-uhl
dɹˈɪvəl
DRIV-uhl
Definición
Talking in a silly, childish, or meaningless way; saying things that do not make sense or are not important.
Uso & Matices
'Driveling' is old-fashioned and usually negative; it describes senseless speech, often in annoyance or criticism. Common in literary or formal criticism, not everyday conversation. For children, can literally mean drooling, but mainly means talking nonsense.
Spanish: decir tonterías - balbucearPortuguese (BR): falar asneiras - balbuciarPortuguese (PT): dizer disparates - balbuciarChinese (Simplified): 胡说八道 - 胡言乱语Chinese (Traditional): 胡說八道 - 胡言亂語Hindi: बकवास करना - बेतुकी बातें करनाArabic: يهذي - يتفوه بكلام فارغBengali: অর্থহীন কথা বলা - শিশুর লালা ফেলাRussian: болтать чепуху - пускать слюни (у ребёнка)Japanese: たわごとを言う - よだれを垂らす（赤ちゃん）Vietnamese: nói lảm nhảm - chảy dãi (trẻ em)Korean: 횡설수설하다 - 침을 흘리다 (아기)Turkish: saçmalamak - ağızdan salya akıtmak (bebek)Urdu: بکواس کرنا - رال ٹپکانا (بچہ)Indonesian: ngobrol kosong - ngeces (bayi)
Oraciones de Ejemplo
Stop driveling and answer the question.
basic
The baby is driveling on his bib again.
basic
He was just driveling about politics all night.
basic
Ignore him, he's just driveling again.
natural
I got bored listening to her driveling on and on.
natural
He kept driveling during the meeting, making no real points.
natural