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twad|dle — «TWOD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. silly, feeble, tiresome talk or writing: »garrulous twaddle of old men on club sofas (William B. Maxwell). 2. Obsolete. a person who talks or writes twaddle: »We twaddled away the evening well enough… … Useful english dictionary
twad — twad·dell; twad·dler; twad·dly; twad·dle; … English syllables
dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
twaddle — twad·dle … English syllables
twaddle — twad|dle [ˈtwɔdl US ˈtwa:dl] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from twattle empty talk (17 19 centuries)] informal something that someone has said or written that you think is stupid = ↑nonsense ▪ I don t believe in all that twaddle about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
twaddle — twad|dle [ twadl ] noun uncount BRITISH INFORMAL nonsense: What a load of twaddle! … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twaddle — twad•dle [[t]ˈtwɒd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) silly or tedious talk or writing 2) to talk in a silly or tedious manner; prate 3) to utter as twaddle • Etymology: 1540–50; var. of twattle, b. twiddle and tattle … From formal English to slang
Twaddle — Twad dle, v. i. & t. [See {Twattle}.] To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle. Stanyhurst. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twaddle — Twad dle, n. Silly talk; gabble; fustian. [1913 Webster] I have put in this chapter on fighting . . . because of the cant and twaddle that s talked of boxing and fighting with fists now a days. T. Hughes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dler — boo·dler; bud·dler; bun·dler; can·dler; chan·dler; chan·dler·ess; chan·dler·ing; cra·dler; daw·dler; did·dler; doo·dler; fid·dler; fon·dler; fud·dler; gir·dler; han·dler; hed·dler; hud·dler; hur·dler; kin·dler; la·dler; med·dler; mid·dler;… … English syllables
