twaddle

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
2. (countable) One who twaddles; a twaddler.

Verb

To talk or write nonsense; to prattle.

Synonyms

chatter

piffle

prattle

gabble

blabber

prate

nonsense

palaver

gibber

maunder

blab

drool

clack

tattle

drivel

tittle-tattle

gab

babble

taradiddle

boloney

baloney

idle talk

tarradiddle

rubbish

tommyrot

tosh

balderdash

gossip

bilgewater

chat

stuff

chitchat

bosh

guff

claptrap

hooey

hot air

humbug

waffle

🧇

yap

verbalization

verbiage

verboseness

verbosity

yak

yammer

blatherskite

stuff and nonsense

talk nonsense

yabber

Translations

Gewäsch

Geschwätz

fadaise

saçma

Blabla

bazelen

babillage

Nebbich

blablabla

schwatzen

Gequassel

Schnack

φλυαρώ

μωρολογώ

Quatsch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtwɒdəl/

Etymology

An alteration of twattle (1556), of unknown origin.