Definition of twaddle in English:

twaddle

noun ˈtwɒd(ə)lˈtwɑdl

mass nouninformal

Trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense.
he dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle
Example sentencesExamples
- However, that's just a hunch based on the fact that the reported sayings of ETs seem so often to be, well, new age twaddle while their doings seem, so often, to be creepy, meaningless, and malevolent.
- Mention experimental dance and you get an eyes-glazed-over look that says: ‘For god's sake, somebody set the fire alarm off so that I can escape from this pretentious twaddle.’
- For the cynic such talk may seem so much religious twaddle, but for those who really know God, these words are a source of immense comfort.
- Some are good, some not so good and some are utter twaddle.
- But technical proficiency does not equal good music, nor does it prevent that music from being boring, from being bloated, self-indulgent twaddle.
- Then, one day coincidentally about five years ago, she switched it off halfway through and snarled: ‘What a load of twaddle.’
- Where's this self indulgent, meandering twaddle going, I hear you cry, if indeed you're still reading.
- It is not unusual, however, to find some person more simpleminded than others, who really believes what the performer says; but such people are indeed simple and foolish to put their faith in such twaddle.
- Thank you, Greg, for considering my twaddle interesting enough to broadcast.
- Sick of such self-indulgent twaddle, I found the urge to throw the book across the room was strong.
- Who wants to listen to ‘Stairway to Heaven’ for that silly hippies-in-Stonehenge twaddle about bustling hedgerows?
- Just in the past week, similar pieces of twaddle have crossed my desk.
- Yes, it was full of platitudes, buzz-words, admin-speak and woolly bureaucratic twaddle, but in its own earnest way, it was an attempt to take the cultural health of the nation seriously.
- The site itself is fine, but the pompous paragraphs of twaddle regarding the most mediocre of indie rock bands can be a real hoot!
- There she goes again with that faith, hope, charity, and creativity twaddle.
- Surely a book's narrative should suffice to make its point, instead of relying on this self-indulgent twaddle?
- So forgive me if I say phooey to the fashionable PR twaddle which claims that casinos can regenerate our urban landscape.
- My second reaction was: What a load of self-indulgent twaddle!
- Knock, knock - is there anyone there who believes this twaddle?
- We are entering a new prudent paradigm, where cautious accounting and sober behaviour will replace the intoxicated entrepreneurialism of the 1990s. All the talk of the digital revolution turned out to be so much twaddle and hype.
Synonyms
nonsense, rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blather, blether

verbˈtwɒd(ə)lˈtwɑdl

[no object]archaic, informal

Talk or write in a trivial or foolish way.
what is that old fellow twaddling about?
Example sentencesExamples
- Please keep twaddling while I press this button which will alert the restraining orderlies of their need to come and bum-rush you.
- He was twaddling on expansively about this and that; Emily didn't know, really; she wasn't listening.
- She then twaddles on a bit about getting him at the Gates of St Peters, sings her own demented versions of My Ding-A-Ling and Devil Woman and gets generally unpleasant.
Synonyms
chat, talk idly, chatter, prattle, prate, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, gossip, tittle-tattle, tattle, ramble, gabble, jabber, babble, blather, blether, blither, twitter, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber, cackle

Derivatives

twaddler

noun ˈtwɒd(ə)ləˈtwɑd(ə)lər

informal

This country, you may have noticed, is rife with such narrow-brained twaddlers.
Example sentencesExamples
- There's nothing terrible about twaddlers - they're just beginning to test their independence, influence and control.
- She is a vivacious American actress who pulls off portraying anything from menaces to twaddlers, and whose versatility and range have earned her a solid reputation in a business that otherwise focuses on exteriors and beauty in female performers.
- Before his letters came to light in 1815, Fronto had been idealized as the wise counsellor of a philosophic emperor; afterwards an exaggerated reaction dismissed him as a futile twaddler.
- Amid these twaddlers he presents the formidable front of a man with meaning, confident of his cause, and devoted to it with all his faculty.

Origin

Late 18th century: alteration of earlier twattle, of unknown origin.

Rhymes

coddle, doddle, model, noddle, swaddle, toddle, waddle

Definition of twaddle in US English:

twaddle

nounˈtwädlˈtwɑdl

informal

Trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense.
he dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle
Example sentencesExamples
- It is not unusual, however, to find some person more simpleminded than others, who really believes what the performer says; but such people are indeed simple and foolish to put their faith in such twaddle.
- The site itself is fine, but the pompous paragraphs of twaddle regarding the most mediocre of indie rock bands can be a real hoot!
- Knock, knock - is there anyone there who believes this twaddle?
- Sick of such self-indulgent twaddle, I found the urge to throw the book across the room was strong.
- Some are good, some not so good and some are utter twaddle.
- My second reaction was: What a load of self-indulgent twaddle!
- Just in the past week, similar pieces of twaddle have crossed my desk.
- Mention experimental dance and you get an eyes-glazed-over look that says: ‘For god's sake, somebody set the fire alarm off so that I can escape from this pretentious twaddle.’
- Where's this self indulgent, meandering twaddle going, I hear you cry, if indeed you're still reading.
- Surely a book's narrative should suffice to make its point, instead of relying on this self-indulgent twaddle?
- There she goes again with that faith, hope, charity, and creativity twaddle.
- However, that's just a hunch based on the fact that the reported sayings of ETs seem so often to be, well, new age twaddle while their doings seem, so often, to be creepy, meaningless, and malevolent.
- Who wants to listen to ‘Stairway to Heaven’ for that silly hippies-in-Stonehenge twaddle about bustling hedgerows?
- For the cynic such talk may seem so much religious twaddle, but for those who really know God, these words are a source of immense comfort.
- So forgive me if I say phooey to the fashionable PR twaddle which claims that casinos can regenerate our urban landscape.
- But technical proficiency does not equal good music, nor does it prevent that music from being boring, from being bloated, self-indulgent twaddle.
- Thank you, Greg, for considering my twaddle interesting enough to broadcast.
- Yes, it was full of platitudes, buzz-words, admin-speak and woolly bureaucratic twaddle, but in its own earnest way, it was an attempt to take the cultural health of the nation seriously.
- Then, one day coincidentally about five years ago, she switched it off halfway through and snarled: ‘What a load of twaddle.’
- We are entering a new prudent paradigm, where cautious accounting and sober behaviour will replace the intoxicated entrepreneurialism of the 1990s. All the talk of the digital revolution turned out to be so much twaddle and hype.
Synonyms
nonsense, rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blather, blether

verbˈtwädlˈtwɑdl

[no object]informal, archaic

Talk or write in a trivial or foolish way.
what is that old fellow twaddling about?
Example sentencesExamples
- Please keep twaddling while I press this button which will alert the restraining orderlies of their need to come and bum-rush you.
- He was twaddling on expansively about this and that; Emily didn't know, really; she wasn't listening.
- She then twaddles on a bit about getting him at the Gates of St Peters, sings her own demented versions of My Ding-A-Ling and Devil Woman and gets generally unpleasant.
Synonyms
chat, talk idly, chatter, prattle, prate, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, gossip, tittle-tattle, tattle, ramble, gabble, jabber, babble, blather, blether, blither, twitter, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber, cackle

Origin

Late 18th century: alteration of earlier twattle, of unknown origin.

单词	twaddle
释义	Definition of twaddle in English: twaddle noun ˈtwɒd(ə)lˈtwɑdl mass nouninformal Trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense. he dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle Example sentencesExamples However, that's just a hunch based on the fact that the reported sayings of ETs seem so often to be, well, new age twaddle while their doings seem, so often, to be creepy, meaningless, and malevolent. Mention experimental dance and you get an eyes-glazed-over look that says: ‘For god's sake, somebody set the fire alarm off so that I can escape from this pretentious twaddle.’ For the cynic such talk may seem so much religious twaddle, but for those who really know God, these words are a source of immense comfort. Some are good, some not so good and some are utter twaddle. But technical proficiency does not equal good music, nor does it prevent that music from being boring, from being bloated, self-indulgent twaddle. Then, one day coincidentally about five years ago, she switched it off halfway through and snarled: ‘What a load of twaddle.’ Where's this self indulgent, meandering twaddle going, I hear you cry, if indeed you're still reading. It is not unusual, however, to find some person more simpleminded than others, who really believes what the performer says; but such people are indeed simple and foolish to put their faith in such twaddle. Thank you, Greg, for considering my twaddle interesting enough to broadcast. Sick of such self-indulgent twaddle, I found the urge to throw the book across the room was strong. Who wants to listen to ‘Stairway to Heaven’ for that silly hippies-in-Stonehenge twaddle about bustling hedgerows? Just in the past week, similar pieces of twaddle have crossed my desk. Yes, it was full of platitudes, buzz-words, admin-speak and woolly bureaucratic twaddle, but in its own earnest way, it was an attempt to take the cultural health of the nation seriously. The site itself is fine, but the pompous paragraphs of twaddle regarding the most mediocre of indie rock bands can be a real hoot! There she goes again with that faith, hope, charity, and creativity twaddle. Surely a book's narrative should suffice to make its point, instead of relying on this self-indulgent twaddle? So forgive me if I say phooey to the fashionable PR twaddle which claims that casinos can regenerate our urban landscape. My second reaction was: What a load of self-indulgent twaddle! Knock, knock - is there anyone there who believes this twaddle? We are entering a new prudent paradigm, where cautious accounting and sober behaviour will replace the intoxicated entrepreneurialism of the 1990s. All the talk of the digital revolution turned out to be so much twaddle and hype. Synonyms nonsense, rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blather, blether verbˈtwɒd(ə)lˈtwɑdl [no object]archaic, informal Talk or write in a trivial or foolish way. what is that old fellow twaddling about? Example sentencesExamples Please keep twaddling while I press this button which will alert the restraining orderlies of their need to come and bum-rush you. He was twaddling on expansively about this and that; Emily didn't know, really; she wasn't listening. She then twaddles on a bit about getting him at the Gates of St Peters, sings her own demented versions of My Ding-A-Ling and Devil Woman and gets generally unpleasant. Synonyms chat, talk idly, chatter, prattle, prate, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, gossip, tittle-tattle, tattle, ramble, gabble, jabber, babble, blather, blether, blither, twitter, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber, cackle Derivatives twaddler noun ˈtwɒd(ə)ləˈtwɑd(ə)lər informal This country, you may have noticed, is rife with such narrow-brained twaddlers. Example sentencesExamples There's nothing terrible about twaddlers - they're just beginning to test their independence, influence and control. She is a vivacious American actress who pulls off portraying anything from menaces to twaddlers, and whose versatility and range have earned her a solid reputation in a business that otherwise focuses on exteriors and beauty in female performers. Before his letters came to light in 1815, Fronto had been idealized as the wise counsellor of a philosophic emperor; afterwards an exaggerated reaction dismissed him as a futile twaddler. Amid these twaddlers he presents the formidable front of a man with meaning, confident of his cause, and devoted to it with all his faculty. Origin Late 18th century: alteration of earlier twattle, of unknown origin. Rhymes coddle, doddle, model, noddle, swaddle, toddle, waddle Definition of twaddle in US English: twaddle nounˈtwädlˈtwɑdl informal Trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense. he dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle Example sentencesExamples It is not unusual, however, to find some person more simpleminded than others, who really believes what the performer says; but such people are indeed simple and foolish to put their faith in such twaddle. The site itself is fine, but the pompous paragraphs of twaddle regarding the most mediocre of indie rock bands can be a real hoot! Knock, knock - is there anyone there who believes this twaddle? Sick of such self-indulgent twaddle, I found the urge to throw the book across the room was strong. Some are good, some not so good and some are utter twaddle. My second reaction was: What a load of self-indulgent twaddle! Just in the past week, similar pieces of twaddle have crossed my desk. Mention experimental dance and you get an eyes-glazed-over look that says: ‘For god's sake, somebody set the fire alarm off so that I can escape from this pretentious twaddle.’ Where's this self indulgent, meandering twaddle going, I hear you cry, if indeed you're still reading. Surely a book's narrative should suffice to make its point, instead of relying on this self-indulgent twaddle? There she goes again with that faith, hope, charity, and creativity twaddle. However, that's just a hunch based on the fact that the reported sayings of ETs seem so often to be, well, new age twaddle while their doings seem, so often, to be creepy, meaningless, and malevolent. Who wants to listen to ‘Stairway to Heaven’ for that silly hippies-in-Stonehenge twaddle about bustling hedgerows? For the cynic such talk may seem so much religious twaddle, but for those who really know God, these words are a source of immense comfort. So forgive me if I say phooey to the fashionable PR twaddle which claims that casinos can regenerate our urban landscape. But technical proficiency does not equal good music, nor does it prevent that music from being boring, from being bloated, self-indulgent twaddle. Thank you, Greg, for considering my twaddle interesting enough to broadcast. Yes, it was full of platitudes, buzz-words, admin-speak and woolly bureaucratic twaddle, but in its own earnest way, it was an attempt to take the cultural health of the nation seriously. Then, one day coincidentally about five years ago, she switched it off halfway through and snarled: ‘What a load of twaddle.’ We are entering a new prudent paradigm, where cautious accounting and sober behaviour will replace the intoxicated entrepreneurialism of the 1990s. All the talk of the digital revolution turned out to be so much twaddle and hype. Synonyms nonsense, rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blather, blether verbˈtwädlˈtwɑdl [no object]informal, archaic Talk or write in a trivial or foolish way. what is that old fellow twaddling about? Example sentencesExamples Please keep twaddling while I press this button which will alert the restraining orderlies of their need to come and bum-rush you. He was twaddling on expansively about this and that; Emily didn't know, really; she wasn't listening. She then twaddles on a bit about getting him at the Gates of St Peters, sings her own demented versions of My Ding-A-Ling and Devil Woman and gets generally unpleasant. Synonyms chat, talk idly, chatter, prattle, prate, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, gossip, tittle-tattle, tattle, ramble, gabble, jabber, babble, blather, blether, blither, twitter, maunder, drivel, patter, yap, jibber-jabber, cackle Origin Late 18th century: alteration of earlier twattle, of unknown origin.
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