Antonyms for twaddle

Grammar : Noun

Spell : twod-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtwɒd l

Definition of twaddle

Origin : "silly talk," 1782, probably from twattle (1550s), of obscure origin.

noun nonsense

Example sentences :

I'm a man of the world, and I can appreciate the exact value of that kind of twaddle.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

How do you figure that kind of twaddle ties in with anything?
Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith

Will they throw their arms round your neck, and break forth into twaddle?
Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade

Cunningham must have his joke, so he is beguiling you with twaddle about hunting pearls.
Extract from : « The Pagan Madonna » by Harold MacGrath

They aren't cooped up with servants and tea parties and twaddle.
Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster

I would rather be rude than to listen to twaddle from a man I've known.
Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster

"Now let's can all this twaddle and get down to work," he said sharply.
Extract from : « Ted and the Telephone » by Sara Ware Bassett

Sleep is good for the body, and twaddle is not good for the soul.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 » by Various

I hate the twaddle talk of love, whether it's about myself or about any one else.
Extract from : « The Belton Estate » by Anthony Trollope

It was such a comfort to Lady Cashel to have some one to whom she could twaddle!
Extract from : « The Kellys and the O'Kellys » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for twaddle

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