twaddle

[ twod-l ]

/ ˈtwɒd l /

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noun

trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.

verb (used without object), twad·dled, twad·dling.

to talk in a trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious manner; prate.

verb (used with object), twad·dled, twad·dling.

to utter as twaddle.

Origin of twaddle

1540–50; variant of twattle, blend of twiddle and tattle

SYNONYMS FOR twaddle

1 drivel, nonsense, prattle, rubbish.

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OTHER WORDS FROM twaddle

twaddler, nountwaddly, adjective

Words nearby twaddle

TVRO, TV-Y, TV-Y7, tw, twa, twaddle, twain, Twain, Mark, twang, twangle, twangy

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Example sentences from the Web for twaddle

After supper he heard our twaddle for nearly an hour, and then made this odd entry.
Lincoln's Yarns and Stories|Alexander K. McClure
You know that twaddle in the Gargoyle Record about the poet being stuck for a rhyme to 'hunger'?
The Hero of Garside School|J. Harwood Panting
I would rather be rude than to listen to twaddle from a man I've known.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster
He may take our word for it there is good stuff there, in spite of the twaddle that encountered him erewhile at Hamburg.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846|Various

I have heard a great deal of twaddle about the so-called ties of blood—enough to make a sober man beside himself.
The Robbers|Friedrich Schiller

British Dictionary definitions for twaddle

twaddle

/ (ˈtwɒdəl) /

noun

silly, trivial, or pretentious talk or writing; nonsense

verb

to talk or write (something) in a silly or pretentious way

Derived forms of twaddle

twaddler, noun

Word Origin for twaddle

C16 twattle, variant of twittle or tittle; see tittle-tattle

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单词	twaddle
释义	twaddle [ twod-l ] / ˈtwɒd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR twaddle ON THESAURUS.COM noun trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing. verb (used without object), twad·dled, twad·dling. to talk in a trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious manner; prate. verb (used with object), twad·dled, twad·dling. to utter as twaddle. Origin of twaddle 1540–50; variant of twattle, blend of twiddle and tattle SYNONYMS FOR twaddle 1 drivel, nonsense, prattle, rubbish. SEE SYNONYMS FOR twaddle ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM twaddle twaddler, nountwaddly, adjective Words nearby twaddle TVRO, TV-Y, TV-Y7, tw, twa, twaddle, twain, Twain, Mark, twang, twangle, twangy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for twaddle After supper he heard our twaddle for nearly an hour, and then made this odd entry. Lincoln's Yarns and Stories\|Alexander K. McClure You know that twaddle in the Gargoyle Record about the poet being stuck for a rhyme to 'hunger'? The Hero of Garside School\|J. Harwood Panting I would rather be rude than to listen to twaddle from a man I've known. The Longest Journey\|E. M. Forster He may take our word for it there is good stuff there, in spite of the twaddle that encountered him erewhile at Hamburg. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846\|Various I have heard a great deal of twaddle about the so-called ties of blood—enough to make a sober man beside himself. The Robbers\|Friedrich Schiller British Dictionary definitions for twaddle twaddle / (ˈtwɒdəl) / noun silly, trivial, or pretentious talk or writing; nonsense verb to talk or write (something) in a silly or pretentious way Derived forms of twaddle twaddler, noun Word Origin for twaddle C16 twattle, variant of twittle or tittle; see tittle-tattle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to twaddle hogwash, tripe, crap, silliness, babble, palaver, bunk, bull, hooey, foolishness, drivel, balderdash, poppycock, rubbish, baloney, prattle, gibberish, trash, chatter, jive
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twaddle

noun

verb (used without object), twad·dled, twad·dling.

verb (used with object), twad·dled, twad·dling.

Origin of twaddle

SYNONYMS FOR twaddle

OTHER WORDS FROM twaddle

Words nearby twaddle

Example sentences from the Web for twaddle

British Dictionary definitions for twaddle

noun

verb

Derived forms of twaddle

Word Origin for twaddle

Words related to twaddle