schwafeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
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prate
noun Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
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smatter
verb To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.
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waffle
noun A crisp pastry with a grid pattern, usually eaten hot with syrup or toppings.
Senses
schwafeln is used for these senses in English:
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bloviate
(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
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prate
(ambitransitive) To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
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smatter
(intransitive) To talk superficially; to babble, chatter.
smatter — full definition
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verb To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.
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verb To hit (someone or something) with a liquid; to splash, to spatter.
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verb To approach or study (something, such as a subject) superficially; to dabble in.
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verb To speak (a language or words) with only a superficial knowledge of it.