twaddling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of talking aimlessly or nonsensically.

  - "After the long lecture, the students were twaddling about the topic."
  - "The politician was twaddling during the interview, making no clear statements."

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Variants

List of all variants of twaddling that leads to same result
twaddle , twaddled , twaddler , twaddlers , twaddles , twaddling

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Etymology

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Twaddling is believed to have originated from the Old English word 'twaddelian', which means 'to babble' or 'to talk nonsense'.

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Trivia

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1. Twaddling is sometimes used as a euphemism for flatulence.

2. In the 18th century, twaddling was a popular pastime for the upper class, who would spend hours engaging in meaningless conversation.

3. Twaddling is also the name of a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, who is criticized for his meaningless talk.

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Related Concepts

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1. Nonsense: Twaddling belongs to the semantic field of nonsense or meaningless talk.

2. Gibberish: Twaddling can also be considered a form of gibberish or jibber-jabber.

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Culture

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Twaddling is often used to describe meaningless or empty talk, and has been a subject of criticism in literature and art. For instance, Shakespeare's Hamlet criticizes the 'vain and foolish' Polonius for his twaddling.

How to Memorize "twaddling"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people talking aimlessly or nonsensically.
   - Imagine a room filled with people twaddling about different topics.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word twaddling with meaningless or empty talk.
   - Link twaddling with babbling or gibberish.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating twaddling with the word 'talking trash'.
   - Use the acronym TWADDLING to remember the meaning: Twaddling = Talking Without Any Direction or Logical Information Needed.

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