Of human beings: To talk rapidly, incessantly, and with more sound than sense. Esp. said of children… intransitive.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > talk idly [verb (intransitive)] (37) chattera1250 Of human beings: To talk rapidly, incessantly, and with more sound than sense. Esp. said of children… intransitive. drivelc1390 intransitive. To speak or write in a foolish or silly way; to spout nonsense or rave. Also with on, away. clatter1401 intransitive. To talk rapidly and noisily; to talk idly; to chatter, prattle, babble. In modern Scottish, to tattle, talk scandal. chatc1440 intransitive. To talk idly and foolishly; to prate, babble, chatter. Obsolete. smattera1450 intransitive. To talk ignorantly or superficially, to prate or chatter, of something. Obsolete. pratec1460 intransitive. To talk or chatter; to speak foolishly, boastfully, or at great length, esp. to little purpose; to prattle. Formerly also: †to tell… blaver1461 = blabber, v. babble?1504 intransitive. To talk foolishly or incoherently; to utter meaningless words; to gibber. blether1524 intransitive. To talk nonsense loquaciously. boblec1530 To babble. trattlea1555 intransitive and transitive. To talk idly; to chatter, gossip. tittle-tattle1556 intransitive. To talk or chatter in an idle way; esp. to gossip about other people and their lives, esp. in such a way as to reveal others' secrets… fable1579 To talk idly. Obsolete. tinkle1638 figurative. intransitive. Of a person: to utter empty sounds or senseless words; to talk idly. Now somewhat rare. whiffle1706 intransitive. To talk idly; to trifle. dialect. (See also whiffling, adj.1 3.) slaver1730 figurative. To drivel; to fawn. Also with it. doitera1790 intransitive. To talk or behave in a confused, muddled manner, esp. as a result of old age; to become senile. jaunder1808 intransitive. To talk in an idle manner. haver1816 intransitive. Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). To talk foolishly or inconsequentially; to talk nonsense; to blather, ramble; to… maunder1816 intransitive. To talk in a dreamy, rambling, or incoherent manner; to ramble or wander in one's talk. Frequently with away, on. Cf. dander, v. 2a. blather1825 intransitive. To talk foolishly, talk nonsense. Often in participial adj. yatter1825 intransitive. To talk idly and incessantly; to chatter, or gossip; to gabble; to complain peevishly. Frequently const. (on) (about something or at… blat1846 intransitive. To bleat, or make similar sounds. Also figurative, to talk noisily or impulsively. bibble-babble1888 transitive and intransitive. To indulge in bibble-babble or idle talk; to babble. flap-doodle1893 (intransitive) to talk nonsense; to maunder. twiddle1893 intransitive. To twitter or warble; to play triflingly on an instrument; to talk in a trifling or inept manner. spiel1894 To talk, esp. volubly or glibly; to patter. Also with away. rot1896 Chiefly British School slang. Now rare. intransitive. To talk nonsense; to joke. Cf. rot, n.1 5. blither1903 intransitive. To talk nonsense; = blether, v. 1. to run off at the mouth1908 intransitive. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). to run off at the mouth: to talk excessively or unwisely; to talk nonsense; to chatter… drool1923 = drivel, v., in various senses; spec. = drivel, v. 4a. Cf. droul, v. twiddle-twaddle1925 intransitive, to chatter foolishly. crap1940 intransitive. Originally U.S. To talk aimlessly, pointlessly, or at tedious length; to chatter, witter, drivel. Frequently with on. natter1942 intransitive. colloquial. To chatter; to chat aimlessly, idly, or at length. Also with away, on. (Now the usual sense.) yack1950 intransitive. To engage in trivial or unduly persistent conversation; to chatter. yacker1961 = yack, v. yacket1969 intransitive. = yack, v. |
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