piffle

English Thesaurus

1. trivial nonsense (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality,
definition	:	a message that seems to convey no meaning (noun.communication)

2. act in a trivial or ineffective way (verb.body)

hypernym	:	act, behave, do,
definition	:	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself (verb.body)

3. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize,
definition	:	express in speech (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter,
definition	:	to talk foolishly (verb.communication)

4. trivial nonsense (noun.communication)

derivation	:	piffle,
definition	:	act in a trivial or ineffective way (verb.body)

derivation	:	blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle,
definition	:	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

5. act in a trivial or ineffective way (verb.body)

derivation	:	balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle, balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle,
definition	:	trivial nonsense (noun.communication)

6. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver, rhetoric,
definition	:	loud and confused and empty talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	gabble, jabber, jabbering,
definition	:	rapid and indistinct speech (noun.communication)

derivation	:	baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle,
definition	:	pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

derivation	:	causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle,
definition	:	light informal conversation for social occasions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	cackle, chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak,
definition	:	noisy talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle,
definition	:	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouter,
definition	:	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	prattler,
definition	:	someone who speaks in a childish way (noun.person)

derivation	:	twaddler,
definition	:	someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle (noun.person)

7. trivial nonsense (noun.communication)

derivation	:	piffle,
definition	:	act in a trivial or ineffective way (verb.body)

derivation	:	blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle,
definition	:	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

8. act in a trivial or ineffective way (verb.body)

derivation	:	balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle, balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle,
definition	:	trivial nonsense (noun.communication)

9. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver, rhetoric,
definition	:	loud and confused and empty talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	gabble, jabber, jabbering,
definition	:	rapid and indistinct speech (noun.communication)

derivation	:	baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle,
definition	:	pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

derivation	:	causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle,
definition	:	light informal conversation for social occasions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	cackle, chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak,
definition	:	noisy talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle,
definition	:	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouter,
definition	:	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	prattler,
definition	:	someone who speaks in a childish way (noun.person)

derivation	:	twaddler,
definition	:	someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle (noun.person)