twaddle
[twod-l]
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
Synonyms for twaddle
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Related Words for twaddle
hogwash, tripe, crap, silliness, babble, palaver, bunk, bull, hooey, foolishness, drivel, balderdash, poppycock, rubbish, baloney, prattle, gibberish, trash, chatter, BSExamples from the Web for twaddle
Historical Examples of twaddle
I'm a man of the world, and I can appreciate the exact value of that kind of twaddle.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
How do you figure that kind of twaddle ties in with anything?
Masters of SpaceEdward Elmer Smith
Will they throw their arms round your neck, and break forth into twaddle?
Put Yourself in His PlaceCharles Reade
Cunningham must have his joke, so he is beguiling you with twaddle about hunting pearls.
The Pagan MadonnaHarold MacGrath
They aren't cooped up with servants and tea parties and twaddle.
The Longest JourneyE. M. Forster
twaddle
noun
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Word Origin for twaddle
C16 twattle, variant of twittle or tittle; see tittle-tattle
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