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Twaddle

noun/twˈɑːdəl/
Definition
pretentious or silly talk or writing
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/twˈɑːdəl/
🇬🇧British English
/twˈɒdəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/twˈɒdəl/
1 syllable Say it as /twˈɑːdəl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounpretentious or silly talk or writing
verbspeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Word Forms
twaddleverbspeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
chatternounnoisy talk
chatterernounan obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
pifflenountrivial nonsense
palavernounloud and confused and empty talk
praternounan obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
pratenounidle or foolish and irrelevant talk
tittle-tattlenounlight informal conversation for social occasions
twaddlernounsomeone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle
twaddlenounpretentious or silly talk or writing
prattlernounsomeone who speaks in a childish way
prattlenounidle or foolish and irrelevant talk
blabbernounone who reveals confidential information in return for money
gabblenounrapid and indistinct speech
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
plappern
anmaßendes oder albernes Reden oder Schreiben
🇫🇷French
fadaises
discours ou écrit prétentieux ou idiots
🇪🇸Spanish
bobadas
charlas o escritos pretenciosos o tontos
🇮🇹Italian
sciocchezze
parlare o scrivere in modo pretenzioso o sciocco
🇳🇱Dutch
geklets
pretentieus of dom praten of schrijven
🇵🇹Portuguese
tagarelar
conversa ou escrita pretensiosa ou boba
🇷🇺Russian
болтовня
претенциозные или глупые разговоры или письма
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ट्वाडेल
दिखावटी या मूर्खतापूर्ण बात या लेखन
🇧🇩Bengali
নড়াচড়া
দাম্ভিক বা নির্বোধ কথা বা লেখা
🇮🇳Marathi
वळवळणे
दिखाऊ किंवा मूर्ख बोलणे किंवा लेखन
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગડગડાટ
દંભી અથવા મૂર્ખ વાતો અથવા લેખન
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ
ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੂਰਖਤਾ ਭਰੀ ਗੱਲ ਜਾਂ ਲਿਖਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹہلنا
دکھاوا یا احمقانہ گفتگو یا تحریر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
废话
自命不凡或愚蠢的谈话或写作
🇯🇵Japanese
よちよち歩き
大げさなまたは愚かな話や書き込み
🇰🇷Korean
시시한 저작
가식적이거나 어리석은 말이나 글
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lảng vảng
nói chuyện hoặc viết một cách kiêu ngạo hoặc ngớ ngẩn
🇹🇭Thai
กระตุก
พูดหรือเขียนเก๊กหรือโง่
🇮🇩Indonesian
omong kosong
pembicaraan atau tulisan yang megah atau konyol
🇵🇭Filipino
kumalabit
mapagpanggap o nakakalokong usapan o pagsusulat
🇲🇾Malay
mengomel
bercakap atau menulis berlagak atau bodoh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ثرثرة
الحديث أو الكتابة الطنانة أو سخيفة
🇮🇷Persian
غوغا کردن
صحبت یا نوشتن پرمدعا یا احمقانه
🇹🇷Turkish
gevezelik etmek
iddialı veya aptalca konuşma veya yazma
🇮🇱Hebrew
שְׁטוּיוֹת
דיבורים או כתיבה יומרניים או מטופשים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'twaddle'?
The primary meaning of 'twaddle' is 'pretentious or silly talk or writing'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'twaddle' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'twaddle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'twaddle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'twaddle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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