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Definition: (verb) Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
Synonyms: blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, gabble, gibber, clack, maunder, chatter.
Usage: The two teens twaddled about what they had eaten for lunch that day until the teacher tersely told them to pay attention.
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  1. brattle Definition: (verb) Make a rattling sound. Synonyms: clack, clatter. Usage: Whenever I hear my dishes brattle in the cabinet, I know that the train will be passing by shortly. Discuss

  2. disparage Definition: (verb) To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way. Synonyms: belittle, pick at. Usage: When it came to the principal's attention that Mrs. Smith regularly disparaged her students' efforts, she was removed from the classroom and reprimanded. Discuss

  3. cajole Definition: (verb) Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering. Synonyms: blarney, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver. Usage: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress. Discuss

  4. congee Definition: (verb) A Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast. Synonyms: jook. Usage: When the weather is cold, I like to drive to Chinatown first thing in the morning and enjoy a steaming hot bowl of congee. Discuss

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