driveled

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driveled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Driveledor Drivelled;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Driveling or Drivelling.] [Cf. OE.
     dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E.
     drabble. Cf. Drool.]
     1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth,
        like a child, idiot, or dotard.
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     2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.]
        To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero;
        driveling love. --Shak. Dryden.
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