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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.

RELATED WORDS

hogwash, tripe, crap, silliness, babble, palaver, bunk, bull, hooey, foolishness, drivel, balderdash, poppycock, rubbish, baloney, prattle, gibberish, trash, chatter, BS

Nearby words

  1. tv‐pg,
  2. tv‐y,
  3. tv‐y7,
  4. tw,
  5. twa,
  6. twain,
  7. twain, mark,
  8. twang,
  9. twangle,
  10. twangy

Origin of twaddle

1540–50; variant of twattle, blend of twiddle and tattle
Related formstwad·dler, nountwad·dly, adjective
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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 Formstwaddler, noun

Word Origin for twaddle

C16 twattle, variant of twittle or tittle; see tittle-tattle
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Word Origin and History for twaddle

twaddle

n.

"silly talk," 1782, probably from twattle (1550s), of obscure origin.

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