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twaddle

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twad⋅dle

  [twod-l] noun, verb, -dled, -dling.
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–noun
1. trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.
–verb (used without object)
2. to talk in a trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious manner; prate.
–verb (used with object)
3. to utter as twaddle.
Origin:
1540–50; var. of twattle, b. twiddle and tattle

Related forms:
twaddler, noun
twaddly, adjective

Synonyms:
1. drivel, nonsense, prattle, rubbish.
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twad·dle   (twŏd'l)   
intr.v.   twad·dled, twad·dling, twad·dles
To talk foolishly; prate.
n.  Foolish, trivial, or idle talk or chatter.

[Probably variant of dialectal twattle, perhaps alteration of tattle.]
twad'dler n.
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Word Origin & History

twaddle 
"silly talk," 1782, probably from twattle (1556), of obscure origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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