Waffle - English meaning

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

They babbled on about their holiday

noun

(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

The shallow river babbled over smooth rocks

combining form

Forming nouns denoting confusing or pretentious jargon, especially that characteristic of a particular field or group.

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Psychobabble

noun

Used to refer to something which is boring or without meaningful content.

Usage examples:

The first 20 pages are a lot of blah about budgets and stuff like that

adjective

Dull or unexciting.

Usage examples:

The game has been very blah

exclamation

Used to substitute for actual words in contexts where they are felt to be too tedious or lengthy to give in full.

Usage examples:

He said nations great and small could come together to blah blah blah

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Usage examples:

She began blathering on about spirituality and life after death

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

Usage examples:

All the blather coming out of washington about crime

verb

To talk for a long time in a silly or annoying way

Usage examples:

What on earth are you blathering on about?, stop blathering, woman!

verb

(of a sheep, goat, or calf) make a characteristic weak, wavering cry.

Usage examples:

The lamb was bleating weakly

noun

The weak, wavering cry made by a sheep, goat, or calf.

Usage examples:

The distant bleat of sheep

verb

When a sheep or goat bleats, it makes the typical sound of these animals.

noun

Nonsense; rubbish.

Usage examples:

That's a load of bosh

exclamation

Nonsense

Usage examples:

Don't talk such bosh!

noun

A narrow shelflike bed, typically one of two or more arranged one on top of the other.

Usage examples:

Some of the crew went off-shift, stringing up hybrid bunks and hammocks belowdecks, the others cont…

verb

Sleep in a bunk or improvised bed, typically in shared quarters.

Usage examples:

They bunk together in the dormitory

noun

Nonsense.

Usage examples:

Anyone with a brain cell would never believe such bunk

noun

Nonsense.

Usage examples:

They talk a lot of bunkum about their products

noun

One of two beds attached together, one on top of the other

Usage examples:

The twins sleep in bunk beds., can i sleep in the top bunk?

noun

A narrow bed that is attached to a wall, especially in a boat or a train

verb

Make a continuous murmuring noise.

Usage examples:

A stream burbled through the woods

noun

Continuous murmuring noise.

Usage examples:

The steady burble of running water

verb

To make a low, continuous bubbling sound, like water moving over stones

Usage examples:

She was burbling (on) about what she'd do if she won the lottery.

verb

Laugh in a loud, harsh way.

Usage examples:

She cackled with laughter

noun

A loud, harsh laugh.

Usage examples:

Her delighted cackle

verb

To make the loud sound of a chicken, or (of a person) to laugh or talk in a loud, high voice

Usage examples:

The hens cackled in alarm., he burst into cackles of laughter.

verb

Talk informally about unimportant matters.

Usage examples:

She was chattering about her holiday

noun

Informal talk.

Usage examples:

He was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter

verb

To talk continuously and usually for no serious purpose

Usage examples:

The boys and girls kept chattering during the movie., birds chattered in the trees., the printer wa…

noun

Nonsense.

Usage examples:

Don't talk such drivel!

verb

Talk nonsense.

Usage examples:

He was drivelling on about the glory days

noun

Something written or said that is completely worthless; nonsense

Usage examples:

The papers are filled with drivel about movie stars.

noun

A kind of soft woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised.

Usage examples:

A check flannel shirt

verb

Use bland fluent talk to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly.

Usage examples:

He apologised for the situation and then flannelled on about ramping up production

noun

A soft cloth usually made from cotton or wool

Usage examples:

Flannel pajamas, a flannel shirt

verb

Talk at length, typically about trivial matters.

Usage examples:

Franny walked past a woman gabbing on the phone

noun

Talk; chatter.

Usage examples:

Fans should prefer her smooth delivery to the gab prevalent around the league

verb

To talk continuously and eagerly, esp. about unimportant matters

Usage examples:

The two of us were always gabbing away., along with his gift for gab, he has a great grasp of human…

verb

Talk rapidly and unintelligibly.

Usage examples:

He gabbled on in a panicky way until he was dismissed

noun

Rapid unintelligible talk.

Usage examples:

She wasn't very good at the random gabble of teenagers

verb

To speak quickly and not clearly so that it is difficult to understand

Usage examples:

Gabble away she started gabbling away at me in spanish and i didn't understand a word., gina, as us…

verb

Speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock.

Usage examples:

They shrieked and gibbered as flames surrounded them

noun

A stone or boulder forming part of a boulder plain.

Usage examples:

We're standing on a desert rise six kilometres north of town overlooking a sea of shining gibbers.

verb

To speak quickly in a way that cannot be understood, usually when you are very frightened or confused

Usage examples:

Stop gibbering, man, and tell us what you saw.

noun

Unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense.

Usage examples:

He talks gibberish

noun

Confused or meaningless speech or writing

Usage examples:

See if you can make out what he’s saying – it sounds like gibberish to me.

noun

Spoken or written words that have no meaning

Usage examples:

Talk gibberish i was so nervous, i just started talking gibberish.

noun

Nonsense.

Usage examples:

Trust me, these ‘get rich quick’ advertisements are pure bull, guff and hogwash!

noun

Nonsense, or words intended to deceive

Usage examples:

His answer was pure hogwash.

noun

Nonsense, or words that are intended to deceive

Usage examples:

His answer was pure hogwash.

noun

Words that do not really mean anything or are not sincere

Usage examples:

His promises turned out to be a lot of hot air.

noun

An aircraft consisting of a very large bag filled with heated air or other gas, with a basket (= container) hanging under it in which people can ride

idiom

To be uncertain and take a long time deciding something

Usage examples:

We hummed and hawed for months before actually deciding to buy the house.

verb

Talk in a rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

He jabbered on about football

noun

Rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible speech.

Usage examples:

Now, if you're going to fight me, stop the jibber jabber and let's get started!

verb

To speak or say something quickly in a way that is difficult to understand

Usage examples:

Jay was jabbering on about this and that.

verb

Talk in a rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

He jabbered on about football

noun

Rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible speech.

Usage examples:

Now, if you're going to fight me, stop the jibber jabber and let's get started!

noun

Rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible speech.

Usage examples:

Now, if you're going to fight me, stop the jibber jabber and let's get started!

verb

Say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear.

Usage examples:

He mumbled something she didn't catch

noun

A quiet and indistinct utterance.

Usage examples:

Rosie had replied in a mumble

verb

Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

verb

Say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation.

Usage examples:

He muttered something under his breath

noun

A barely audible utterance, especially one expressing dissatisfaction or irritation.

Usage examples:

A little mutter of disgust

verb

To speak quietly and in a voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are anxious or complaining about something

Usage examples:

[ i ] he muttered to himself as he walked., [ t ] i heard him mutter something., "there has to be a…

verb

Talk casually, especially on unimportant matters; chat.

Usage examples:

They nattered away for hours

noun

A casual and leisurely conversation.

Usage examples:

I could do with a drink and a natter

verb

To talk continuously for a long time without any particular purpose

Usage examples:

Once he starts nattering you just can't stop him., my mother and her friends natter away on the pho…

noun

Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense.

Usage examples:

He was talking absolute nonsense

noun

Foolish words or actions

Usage examples:

Those accusations are pure/sheer nonsense., what’s all this nonsense about quitting school?

noun

Soft material such as foam or cloth used to pad or stuff something.

Usage examples:

Cushions supplied extra padding and decoration

verb

Fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape.

Usage examples:

The boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber

verb

Walk with steady steps making a soft dull sound.

Usage examples:

She padded along the corridor

noun

Nonsense.

Usage examples:

He said i was talking poppycock

noun

Nonsense

Usage examples:

He dismissed the allegations as poppycock.

verb

Talk foolishly or at tedious length about something.

Usage examples:

I heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half

verb

To talk stupidly, or about things that are not important, for a long time

Usage examples:

Inevitably there's some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.

verb

Talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

Usage examples:

She began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist

noun

Foolish or inconsequential talk.

Usage examples:

Do you intend to keep up this childish prattle?

verb

To talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important

Usage examples:

She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if i'd let her., stop your prattli…

noun

The fact of using too many words and therefore being boring or difficult to read or listen to

Usage examples:

Despite all its absurd prolixity, this is one of the great books in the english language.

noun

A gregarious burrowing plant-eating mammal, with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.

Usage examples:

The chances of survival for south africa's most endangered mammal, the riverine rabbit, looks even …

verb

Hunt rabbits.

Usage examples:

Locate the area where you can go rabbiting

noun

A small animal with long ears and a short tail, that lives in holes in the ground

verb

Walk for pleasure in the countryside.

Usage examples:

I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

noun

A walk taken for pleasure in the countryside.

Usage examples:

Based at 18 excellent country houses, they have a wide choice of walks from gentle rambles to adven…

verb

To walk for pleasure, esp. in the countryside

Usage examples:

I love to ramble through the woods., it was hard to listen to her ramble on and on about her vacati…

idiom

An expression used to show that you think something is not true and/or is silly

noun

The first or second stomach of a cow or other ruminant used as food.

Usage examples:

In watsonville they do great brain, tripe or tongue tacos.

noun

The covering of the inside of the stomach of an animal, such as a cow or sheep, used for food

Usage examples:

Stewed tripe, she said my last essay was complete tripe., people talk a lot of tripe about fashion.

noun

Trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense.

Usage examples:

He dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle

verb

Talk or write in a trivial or foolish way.

Usage examples:

What is that old fellow twaddling about?

noun

Speech or writing that is silly or not true

Usage examples:

She dismissed the findings as utter twaddle/a load of old twaddle.

noun

Excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing.

Usage examples:

The basic idea here, despite all the verbiage, is simple

noun

Language that is very complicated and contains a lot of unnecessary words

Usage examples:

His explanation was wrapped up in so much technical verbiage that i couldn't understand it.

noun

The fact or quality of using more words than needed; wordiness.

Usage examples:

A critic with a reputation for verbosity

noun

The quality of being verbose (= using too many words)

Usage examples:

Knowing they wouldn't welcome too much verbosity, he simplified his talk., the message is clear and…

verb

Speak at length about trivial matters.

Usage examples:

She'd been wittering on about jennifer and her illness

verb

To talk for a long time about things that are not important

Usage examples:

He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.