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Driven vs Drivel - What's the difference?

driven | drivel |

As verbs the difference between driven and drivel

is that driven is while drivel is to have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.

As an adjective driven

is obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.

As a noun drivel is

senseless talk; nonsense.

driven

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
  • (of snow) Formed into snowdrifts by wind.

    • Derived terms

    * demand-driven English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles ----

    drivel

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • senseless talk; nonsense
  • saliva, drool
  • (obsolete) A fool; an idiot.
    • (Sir Philip Sidney)
  • (obsolete) A servant; a drudge.
    • (Huloet)

    Verb

  • To have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
  • To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly.
  • To be weak or foolish; to dote.
  • *
    • This drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole.
    (Dryden)

    Synonyms

    * To have saliva drip from the mouth : drool * To talk nonsense : See also .

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