- twaddled
- twad·dle || 'twɑdl /'twɒdl n. worthless or tedious talk or writing, prattle, chatter v. babble, utter twaddle
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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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
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… …
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
twad|dle — «TWOD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. silly, feeble, tiresome talk or writing: »garrulous twaddle of old men on club sofas (William B. Maxwell). 2. Obsolete. a person who talks or writes twaddle: »We twaddled away the evening well enough… … Useful english dictionary
