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quasseln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blather verb To talk quickly without saying much that makes sense.
  • gab noun Idle talk or chatter.
  • motormouth noun (informal) Someone who talks constantly and quickly.
  • piffle verb To talk or act in a silly, pointless way.
  • yak noun A large, shaggy-haired, ox-like animal from the mountains of Central Asia, including Tibet and Mongolia.

Senses

quasseln is used for these senses in English:

  • blather (intransitive, pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.
  • gab (intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
  • motormouth (intransitive, informal) To talk very quickly or incessantly.
  • piffle To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
  • yak (slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.

blather — full definition

  1. verb To talk quickly without saying much that makes sense.
  2. verb To say something silly or pointless, using far more words than needed.

gab — full definition

  1. noun Idle talk or chatter.
  2. verb To talk a lot, usually about unimportant things.
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