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    twaddle
    /ˈtwɒdl/

    noun

    • 1. trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense: "he dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle"

    verb

    • 1. talk or write in a trivial or foolish way: archaic "what is that old fellow twaddling about?"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twaddleTwaddle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TWADDLE is silly idle talk : drivel. How to use twaddle in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTWADDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    speech or writing that is silly or not true: She dismissed the findings as utter twaddle/ a load of old twaddle. Synonyms. baloney (NONSENSE) mainly US informal. codswallop UK slang. garbage. nonsense. tosh old-fashioned informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Nonsense. a crock (of shit) idiom. babble. balderdash. balls. baloney.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › twaddleTWADDLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Twaddle definition: trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.. See examples of TWADDLE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTWADDLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    speech or writing that is silly or not true: She dismissed the findings as utter twaddle/ a load of old twaddle. Synonyms. baloney (NONSENSE) mainly US informal. codswallop UK slang. garbage. nonsense. tosh old-fashioned informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Nonsense. a crock (of shit) idiom. babble. balderdash. balls. baloney.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontwaddle noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of twaddle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › twaddleTwaddle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Twaddle is silly foolishness — it's balderdash, drivel, or nonsense. You might dismiss both a billionaire's ridiculous invention and your sibling's fashion magazines as twaddle.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTWADDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you refer to something that someone says as twaddle, you mean that it is silly or untrue.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › twaddleTwaddle - definition of twaddle by The Free Dictionary

    Define twaddle. twaddle synonyms, twaddle pronunciation, twaddle translation, English dictionary definition of twaddle. intr.v. twad·dled , twad·dling , twad·dles To talk foolishly; prate. n. Foolish, trivial, or idle talk or chatter. twad′dler n. American Heritage®...

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › twaddletwaddle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · ( uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish. [from 1782.] You're talking a load of twaddle. Get your facts straight, man! ( countable) One who twaddles; a twaddler.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › twaddlesTWADDLE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    How to use . twaddle in a sentenceMacleod fancies it a soopernatural knell, and twaddles about some Calvinist stuff he learnt at school.