talk vs piffle

talk and piffle both are nouns.

talk and piffle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
talk	Yes	No	Yes	No
piffle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, piffle is a hyponym of talk; that is, piffle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than talk:

talk: express in speech
piffle: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Other hyponyms of talk include read, phonate, vocalise, vocalize, troll, begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep, speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow, verbalise, verbalize, whiff, talk about, talk of, blubber, blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, falter, stammer, stutter, rasp, blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, inflect, modulate, tone, deliver, present, generalise, generalize, blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, chatter, jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, open up, snivel, whine, murmur, maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter, slur, bark, bay, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, cackle, babble, chant, intone, tone, gulp, sing, talmbout.

talk (noun)	piffle (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience	trivial nonsense
an exchange of ideas via conversation
idle gossip or rumor
a speech that is open to the public
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

talk (verb)	piffle (verb)
express in speech	act in a trivial or ineffective way
exchange thoughts; talk with	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
reveal information
use language
deliver a lecture or talk
divulge confidential information or secrets

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