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Twaddle Common

Twaddle has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
2

Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.

Verb
1

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

2

To talk or write nonsense; to prattle.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
slipslop twaddler twaddly silly twaddles prattle twaddling nonsense
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
nonsense talk
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
babble

Origin

The word twaddle is an altered form of twattle, first recorded in 1556. Its original language of origin and specific meaning remain unknown.

Rhyming Words
dle adle idle fdle codle oodle ladle padle bodle sidle addle waddle huddle biddle riddle feddle widdle muddle weddle nuddle
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