Piffling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

act in a trivial or ineffective way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪflɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪflɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪflɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪflɪŋ/.

Examples

a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prate fiddling gabble blabber tittle-tattle trivial little lilliputian piffle petty tattle niggling twaddle chatter maunder prattle clack blab footling gibber palaver picayune piddling

Parts of Speech

verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
verb	act in a trivial or ineffective way
adjective	(informal) small and of little importance “a fiddling sum of money”

Word Forms

chatter	noun	noisy talk
chatterer	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
piffle	noun	trivial nonsense
palaver	noun	loud and confused and empty talk
prater	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prate	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
tittle-tattle	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
twaddler	noun	someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle
twaddle	noun	pretentious or silly talk or writing
prattler	noun	someone who speaks in a childish way
prattle	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
blabber	noun	one who reveals confidential information in return for money
gabble	noun	rapid and indistinct speech
littleness	noun	lack of generosity in trifling matters
pettiness	noun	lack of generosity in trifling matters
trivialize	verb	make trivial or insignificant
trivia	noun	something of small importance
triviality	noun	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

futile

parler (de sujets sans importance) rapidement et sans cesse

🇪🇸Spanish

trivial

hablar (sobre asuntos sin importancia) rápida e incesantemente

🇮🇹Italian

insignificante

parlare (di questioni non importanti) rapidamente e incessantemente

🇳🇱Dutch

beuzelachtig

snel en onophoudelijk spreken (over onbelangrijke zaken).

🇵🇹Portuguese

insignificante

falar (sobre assuntos sem importância) rápida e incessantemente

🇷🇺Russian

пустословие

говорить (о неважных вещах) быстро и непрерывно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फुँफकारना

(महत्वहीन मामलों के बारे में) तेजी से और लगातार बोलें

🇧🇩Bengali

পিফলিং

দ্রুত এবং অবিরামভাবে (অগুরুত্বপূর্ণ বিষয় সম্পর্কে) কথা বলুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பிஃப்லிங்

(முக்கியமற்ற விஷயங்களைப் பற்றி) வேகமாகவும் இடைவிடாமல் பேசவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిఫ్లింగ్

(అముఖ్యమైన విషయాల గురించి) వేగంగా మరియు నిరంతరంగా మాట్లాడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पिफलिंग

(अमहत्त्वाच्या बाबींबद्दल) वेगाने आणि सतत बोला

🇮🇳Gujarati

પિફલિંગ

ઝડપથી અને અવિરતપણે (બિનમહત્વની બાબતો વિશે) બોલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಫ್ಲಿಂಗ್

(ಪ್ರಮುಖವಲ್ಲದ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ) ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിഫ്ലിംഗ്

(അപ്രധാന കാര്യങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച്) വേഗത്തിലും ഇടവിടാതെയും സംസാരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਫਲਿੰਗ

(ਗੈਰ-ਮਹੱਤਵਹੀਣ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ) ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਬੋਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پفلنگ

(غیر اہم معاملات کے بارے میں) تیزی سے اور لگاتار بولیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡言乱语

快速而不间断地谈论（谈论不重要的事情）

🇯🇵Japanese

困惑する

（重要でない事柄について）早口かつ絶え間なく話す

🇰🇷Korean

엉뚱한 소리

(중요하지 않은 문제에 대해) 빠르고 끊임없이 말하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói nhảm

nói (về những vấn đề không quan trọng) một cách nhanh chóng và không ngừng

🇹🇭Thai

หงุดหงิด

พูด (เกี่ยวกับเรื่องไม่สำคัญ) อย่างรวดเร็วและไม่หยุดหย่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengepulkan

berbicara (tentang hal-hal yang tidak penting) dengan cepat dan terus-menerus

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakaloko

magsalita (tungkol sa mga hindi mahalagang bagay) nang mabilis at walang tigil

🇲🇾Malay

membosankan

bercakap (tentang perkara yang tidak penting) dengan cepat dan tanpa henti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شىء تافه

التحدث (عن الأمور غير المهمة) بسرعة وبشكل متواصل

🇮🇷Persian

پف کردن

سریع و بی وقفه (در مورد مسائل بی اهمیت) صحبت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kafa karıştırıcı

(önemsiz konular hakkında) hızlı ve sürekli konuşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתפתל

לדבר (על עניינים לא חשובים) במהירות וללא הפסק

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