piffle

English - Turkish

Definition of piffle in English Turkish dictionary

boş laf etmek

saçmalamak

{f} saçma sapan konuşmak

{i} boş söz

saçmala

{i} saçmalık

herze

dili saçmalamak

(deyim) ıvır zıvır

Related Terms

piffling

küçük

talk piffle

konuşmak saçmalamak

piffling

değersiz/saçma

piffling

saçmala

English - English

Definition of piffle in English English dictionary

To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner

Nonsense, foolish talk

To waste, to fritter away

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

act in a trivial or ineffective way

to babble nonsensically

To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to twaddle; piddle

disapproval If you describe what someone says as piffle, you think that it is nonsense. He talks such a load of piffle. = rubbish. nonsense

Act of piffling; trifling talk or action; piddling; twaddle

trivial nonsense

to chatter incessantly

{i} nonsense, meaningless talk

nonsense; foolish talk

{f} talk nonsense, make meaningless statements

to act in a futile or ineffective manner

Related Terms

piffling

unimportant

piffling

Present participle of piffle

piffling

{s} worthless, of no value; trivial, petty; few, small in number

piffling

disapproval If you describe something as piffling, you are critical of it because it is very small or unimportant. some piffling dispute regarding visiting rights. = trifling. piffling amounts are very small and therefore useless

Hyphenation

pif·fle

Synonyms

trifle, twaddle, balderdash, baloney, bull, bunk, drivel, empty talk, foolishness, futile talk, gibberish, hogwash, hooey, hot air, jive

Etymology

() Unknown, 1847. Perhaps blend of piddle and trifle, perhaps puff (“(onomatopoeia, puff of air)”) +‎ -le (“diminutive”).“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

Tenses

piffling, piffled