twaddle (original) (raw)

How did the precious coin of the sovereign become the twaddle of misguided preachers?

Twaddle's introduction is really a set of ' remarks ', a mix of observations and small and common-sensical conclusions.

Then we twiddle and, more often than not, all we get is twaddle or, to be more precise, nothing.

I do not understand how a man can get up and talk such silly senseless twaddle on such a serious question.

There is no longer any twaddle about the stop list, scheduling, descheduling and rescheduling—the stop and go.

I have never heard so much twaddle in my life.

This is not dealing with sentimental twaddle but dealing with the level of wages.

Tell that to your pal at your side—all that twaddle.

I have never heard such unadulterated twaddle and rubbish in my life.

I consider that paragraph to be a beautiful example of ineffable twaddle.

We have listened this morning to some of the most arrant twaddle possible.

Why not have a conference of these men and cut out all this political twaddle?

All this talk about building operatives' wages causing the cost of houses to go up is twaddle.

Why do we have all this twaddle about the same ideals?

He certainly did not go in for bipartisanship, but we heard a great deal of twaddle.

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