driveled

verb

variants or drivelled
past tense of drivel
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driveled
  1. drooled
  2. chatted
  3. spit
  4. shouted
  5. sputtered
  6. chattered
  7. rattled
  8. muttered
Verb
  • 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
  • Billboard chatted with October’s Hip-Hop Up & Comer, Noodah 05, about the origins of his name, why old-school R&B always has him in a chokehold, his desire to emulate André 3000, and his aspirations to become the new-age Thanos of rap.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities say Green has chatted with hundreds of young girls online.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • After between 30 to 45 seconds with Packard in his mouth, the whale had risen to the surface and spat him out, sending him flying through the air in a massive spray that was witnessed by his crewmate and another nearby mariner.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Ziwig’s new Endotest makes diagnosis as easy as spitting into a tube.
    — Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of spit
Verb
  • Children shouted, amped up on sugar and adrenaline, while orange leaves crunched under their feet.
    — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Farrelly was on hand to introduce the movie and shouted out his star, newcomer Anthony Ippolito, who has already earned praise for his portrayal of Stallone.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • Florida State has sputtered this season and Miami has not lost a game.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Wisconsin's offense sputtered in the first half, when the Badgers were just 1 for 6 on third down and only had the ball for about 11 1/2 minutes compared to 18 1/2 for the Bruins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sputtered
Verb
  • Suspended in a pool, holding onto an oxygen mask as her teeth chattered, Julia Wolf began to seriously consider the possibility of hypothermia.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Some raved about the experience to those in line while others chattered among themselves about their thoughts.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of chattered
Verb
  • Netflix is obviously against the ropes again, after slowing user engagement on the service rattled Wall Street investors and layoffs came this week as a sacrifice to the share price.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Near daily protests rattled Vucic more than ever and protesters forced a government collapse as student rallies drew hundreds of thousands of people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rattled
Verb
  • The camera then cut to McCarthy, who muttered a profanity in response.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Heti stared at the drawing in front of her and muttered whatever under her breath.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of muttered
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“Driveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driveled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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