(tedious talk)

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• talk — talkable, adj. talkability, n. talker, n. /tawk/, v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry. 2. to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser. 3. to spread a rumor or tell a confidence; gossip.… …   Universalium

• 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

• twaddle — twad•dle [[t]ˈtwɒd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) silly or tedious talk or writing 2) to talk in a silly or tedious manner; prate 3) to utter as twaddle • Etymology: 1540–50; var. of twattle, b. twiddle and tattle …   From formal English to slang

• twaddle — /ˈtwɒdl / (say twodl) noun 1. trivial, feeble, silly or tedious talk or writing. –verb (twaddled, twaddling) –verb (i) 2. to talk in a trivial, feeble, silly or tedious manner; prate. –verb (t) 3. to utter as twaddle. {variant of twattle, blend… …  

• jaw — n. & v. n. 1 a each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth. b the parts of certain invertebrates used for the ingestion of food. 2 a (in pl.) the mouth with its bones and… …   Useful english dictionary

• humdrum — humdrumness, n. /hum drum /, adj. 1. lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence. n. 2. humdrum character or routine; monotony. 3. monotonous or tedious talk. 4. Archaic. a dull, boring person. [1545 55; earlier humtrum, rhyming compound… …   Universalium

• jaw — noun 1》 each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth.     ↘(jaws) the grasping, biting, or crushing mouthparts of an invertebrate. 2》 (jaws) the gripping parts of a wrench …   English new terms dictionary

• Conviction — Con*vic tion (k[o^]n*v[i^]k sh[u^]n), n. [L. convictio proof: cf. F. conviction conviction (in sense 3 & 4). See {Convict}, {Convince}.] 1. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense. [1913 Webster] The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Macrology — Ma*crol o*gy, n. [L. macrologia, Gr. ?; ? long + lo gos discourse: cf. F. macrologie.] Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• macrology — noun Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words …   Wiktionary

• taradiddle — n. worthless or tedious talk or writing, prattle, chatter; white lie, fib (also taradiddle) …   English contemporary dictionary