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

• 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 — 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… …   Moby Thesaurus

• talk — Synonyms and related words: accent, accents, address, advertise, after dinner speech, air, allocution, analyze, argot, assignment, babble, back fence gossip, balderdash, balls, ballyhoo, bat the breeze, be in connection, be in contact, be… …   Moby Thesaurus

• 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

• talk — v 1. communicate, converse, exchange ideas, Sl. rap or rap with, speak with or to, have a talk or little talk with; consult, confer or confer with, check with, parley, Archaic. parle, palaver, discuss, talk over, consider. 2. gossip, buzz, tell… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• 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