болтовня — meaning in English

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.
• clatter verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp banging or rattling sounds.
• froth noun A mass of small bubbles on top of a liquid; foam.
• 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.
• ramble verb To walk for pleasure without a fixed destination, especially through the countryside.
• rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
• twaddle noun Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.

Senses

болтовня is used for these senses in English:

• babble Idle talk; senseless prattle
• chat (countable, uncountable) Informal conversation.
• chatter Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
• chit-chat Gossip.
• clatter Noisy talk or chatter.
• crosstalk Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
• froth (figuratively) Unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel.
• gab Idle 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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