HyperDic: piffle

English > 3 senses of the word piffle:
NOUNcommunicationpiffle, balderdash, fiddle-faddletrivial nonsense
VERBcommunicationpiffle, chatter, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabblespeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
bodypiffleact in a trivial or ineffective way
English > piffle: 3 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningTrivial nonsense.
Synonymsbalderdash, fiddle-faddle
Broadernonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokumA message that seems to convey no meaning / meaning
Spanishdesatinos, majadería, necedades, parloteo
Catalanmenuderies, niciesa, rucada
Verbspiffleact in a trivial or ineffective way
pifflespeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
English > piffle: 3 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaningspeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymschatter, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
Narrowerbabble, blather, smatter, blether, blitherTo talk / talk foolishly
Broadertalk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseExpress in speech
Spanishcharlar, cotillear, disparatar, garlar, parlotear
Catalandesbarrar, garlar, parlotejar, xerrar
Nounspiffletrivial nonsense
English > piffle: 3 senses > verb 2, body
MeaningAct in a trivial or ineffective way.
PatternSomebody ----s
Broaderact, behave, doBehave in a certain manner
Spanishchacharear, chamullar, chapurrar, hacer el tonto
Nounspiffletrivial nonsense

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