British English spelling of the present participle of bedrivel, meaning to continuously cover or soil with drivel.
The British variant of 'bedriveling,' following UK spelling conventions where consonants before -ing are often doubled when preceded by a short vowel.
These spelling variations (bedriveling vs bedrivelling) show how two major English-speaking nations made different choices in the 19th century about how to handle consonant doubling — a decision that persists today.
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