twaddle

twaddle
Synonyms and related words:
absurdity, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash, bavardage, bibble-babble, blab, blabber, blah-blah, blather, blether, blethers, bombast, bosh, bull, bullshit, cackle, caquet, caqueterie, chat, chatter, chitter-chatter, clack, claptrap, clatter, dither, double-talk, drivel, drool, fiddle-faddle, fiddledeedee, flummery, folderol, fudge, fustian, gab, gabble, galimatias, gammon, gas, gibber, gibberish, gibble-gabble, go on, gobbledygook, gossip, guff, gush, haver, hocus-pocus, hot air, humbug, idle talk, jabber, jargon, jaw, malarkey, mere talk, mumbo jumbo, narrishkeit, natter, niaiserie, nonsense, nonsense talk, pack of nonsense, palaver, patter, piffle, poppycock, pour forth, prate, prating, prattle, prittle-prattle, ramble on, rant, rattle, rattle on, reel off, rigamarole, rigmarole, rodomontade, rubbish, run on, skimble-skamble, spout, spout off, stuff and nonsense, stultiloquence, talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, talkee-talkee, tittle-tattle, tommyrot, trash, trumpery, twattle, twiddle-twaddle, vapor, vaporing, waffle, waffling, yak, yakkety-yak

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  • Twaddle — is a Scottish surname, and may refer to:* Kevin Twaddle (born 1971), Scottish former professional footballer * Marc Twaddle (born 1986), Scottish professional footballer …   Wikipedia

  • Twaddle — Twad dle, n. Silly talk; gabble; fustian. [1913 Webster] I have put in this chapter on fighting . . . because of the cant and twaddle that s talked of boxing and fighting with fists now a days. T. Hughes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twaddle — Twad dle, v. i. & t. [See {Twattle}.] To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle. Stanyhurst. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twaddle — index prattle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • twaddle — (n.) silly talk, 1782, probably from twattle (1550s), of obscure origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • twaddle — n *nonsense, drivel, bunk, balderdash, poppycock, gobbledygook, trash, rot, bull …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • twaddle — [n] nonsense babble, balderdash*, baloney*, BS*, bull, bunk*, chatter, crap*, drivel, foolishness, gibberish, hogwash*, hooey*, hot air*, idle talk, jive*, mumbo jumbo*, palaver, poppycock*, prattle, rubbish, silliness, trash*, tripe; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • twaddle — ► NOUN informal ▪ trivial or foolish speech or writing. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • twaddle — [twäd′ l] n. [earlier twattle, prob. var. form of tattle, in twittle twattle for TITTLE TATTLE] foolish, empty talk or writing; nonsense vt., vi. twaddled, twaddling to talk or write in a foolish or senseless manner; prattle twaddler n …   English World dictionary

  • twaddle — I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect twattle idle talk Date: 1782 1. a. silly idle talk ; drivel b. something insignificant or worthless ; nonsense < that idea is pure twaddle > 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • twaddle — twaddler, n. twaddly, adj. /twod l/, n., v., twaddled, twaddling. n. 1. trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing. v.i. 2. to talk in a trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious manner; prate. v.t. 3. to utter as twaddle. [1540 50; var. of… …   Universalium

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