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schwatzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • babble verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  • chat verb To talk with someone in a relaxed, informal way.
  • chatter noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
  • gab noun Idle talk or chatter.
  • gossip noun Casual talk about other people's private affairs, often unverified or spread out of curiosity.
  • piffle verb To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
  • prate noun Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
  • prattle verb To talk on and on about unimportant things, in a childish or silly way.
  • smatter verb To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.

Senses

schwatzen is used for these senses in English:

  • babble (intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
  • chatter (intransitive) To talk idly.
  • gab (intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
  • piffle To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
  • prate (ambitransitive) To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
  • prattle (ambitransitive) To speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.
  • smatter (intransitive) To talk superficially; to babble, chatter.

babble — full definition

  1. verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  2. verb To let slip a secret by talking carelessly.
  3. noun Rapid, unclear, or meaningless talk.

chat — full definition

  1. verb To talk with someone in a relaxed, informal way.
  2. verb To exchange written or spoken messages in real time online.
  3. noun A casual, friendly conversation.
  4. noun An online space or feature for exchanging real-time messages.

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