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baragouiner — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chatter noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
  • drivel noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
  • piffle verb To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
  • smatter verb To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.

Senses

baragouiner is used for these senses in English:

  • chatter To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
  • drivel To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
  • piffle To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
  • smatter (transitive) To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge.

chatter — full definition

  1. noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
  2. noun A rapid, rattling sound, as from vibration or teeth knocking together.
  3. verb To talk quickly and casually about unimportant things.
  4. verb To rattle or click rapidly, as teeth in the cold or a tool vibrating.

drivel — full definition

  1. noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
  2. verb To talk nonsense or foolishly.

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