twaddle

UK: /ˈtwɒd^əl/ US: /ˈtwɑdəl/ ,(twod′l)

Inflections of 'twaddle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

twaddles

v 3rd person singular

twaddling

v pres p

twaddled

v past

twaddled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

twad•dle /ˈtwɑdəl/   n., v., -dled, -dling. 
n. [uncountable]

1. foolish talk or writing.

v. [no object]

2. to talk in a silly or foolish manner.

twad•dler, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

twad•dle  (twod′l), n., v., -dled, -dling. 
n. 

1. trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.

v.i. 

2. to talk in a trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious manner;
   prate.

v.t. 

3. to utter as twaddle.

• variant of twattle, blend of, blended twiddle and tattle 1540–50

twad′dler, n. 
twad′dly, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. drivel, nonsense, prattle, rubbish.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

twaddle / ˈtwɒd^əl/ noun

1. silly, trivial, or pretentious talk or writing; nonsense

verb

1. to talk or write (something) in a silly or pretentious way

Etymology: 16th Century twattle, variant of twittle or tittle; see tittle-tattle

ˈtwaddler noun