twaddle

== English == === Alternative forms === twoddle === Etymology === An alteration of twattle (1556), of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtwɒdəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtwɑdəl/ Rhymes: -ædəl Hyphenation: twad‧dle === Noun === twaddle (countable and uncountable, plural twaddles) (uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish. [from 1782.] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chatter (countable) One who twaddles; a twaddler. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === twaddle (third-person singular simple present twaddles, present participle twaddling, simple past and past participle twaddled) To talk or write nonsense; to prattle. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:nonsense ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === twaddle (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia