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blather vs piffle

piffle vs blather

blather and piffle both are nouns.

blather and piffle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blather Yes No Yes No
piffle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, piffle is a hypernym of blather; that is, piffle is a word with a broader meaning than blather:
  • blather: to talk foolishly
  • piffle: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Other hypernyms of blather include blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle.
blather (noun) piffle (noun)
foolish gibberish trivial nonsense
blather (verb) piffle (verb)
to talk foolishly act in a trivial or ineffective way
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Difference between blather and piffle

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