to twaddle
- verb
- /ˈtwɒdəl/
- Archaic
- When asked about the project, she twaddled aimlessly, failing to provide any useful information.
Examples
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During the long meeting, she continued to twaddle about her weekend plans, ignoring the important topics.
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I twaddle, bolt the door to my chambers, and make a show of tending to a fire in a brazier.
Fiction book (1996) -
He tended to twaddle on and on about irrelevant details, making it hard to focus on the main issue.
Synonyms
74
4.4
Talk quickly in a silly way that is hard to understand
45
2.7
To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things
33
7.4
To tell secrets without thinking
31
7.7
To talk a lot in an annoying, noisy way
20
9.0
Talk loudly for a long time while complaining
17
6.2
Talk for a long time in an unclear way about small unimportant things
12
8.0
To talk a lot in a silly way that makes little sense
11
8.4
To talk on and on in a silly way about unimportant things
9
7.8
To talk too much and tell secrets carelessly
7
8.6
To make quick unclear sounds when you are nervous or excited
5
6.6
To talk for a long time about small boring things
5
7.1
To talk a lot about small unimportant things, often about other people
2
8.8
To talk a lot about unimportant things in an annoying way
2
9.9
To talk for a long time about things that do not matter
1
9.4
To talk for a long time about unimportant things
1
7.9
To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you
1
9.3
To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way
1
9.9
To talk in a slow, unclear way about unimportant things
1
9.9
To talk a long time in a silly or unimportant way
1
9.9
To talk or act in a silly, unimportant way
1
8.7
To talk for a long time in a noisy, excited way about small things
1
9.1
Talk in a light, silly way about other people
1
9.9
To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things
1
8.4
To talk quickly about small, unimportant things
1
9.9
To talk in a silly, confused way that has little meaning
1
9.9
To speak quickly in a confused or silly way
To talk a lot in a silly, pointless way
How Silly
74
4.4
- Archaic
11
8.4
45
2.7
- Informal
375
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Twaddle as a verb is the same idea in action: imagine someone babbling or prattling 'on and on' about small, unimportant things, so to 'twaddle' is to talk at length with no real meaning.