quiddle
/ˈkwɪdəl/
quiddle verb: to talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle.
Verb
quiddle (third-person singular simple present quiddles, present participle quiddling, simple past and past participle quiddled)
- To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle
- He couldn't stop quiddling about the weather.
- To spend or waste time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in a trifling superficial manner.
quiddle meaning in Tamil and Bengali
quiddle in Tamil
- வீண்பொழுது போக்கு
quiddle in Bengali
- বাজে বকা, অস্পষ্টভাবে কথা বলা
Forms of quiddle
| third-person singular present | quiddles |
|---|---|
| present participle | quiddling |
| past participle | quiddled |
| past | quiddled |
Origin of quiddle
From Latin quid (“what”). Cognate with Dutch kwedelen.
Words formed from quiddle
Words that rhyme with quiddle
Questions about quiddle
- What does quiddle mean?
- Quiddle means to talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle.
- What is quiddle in Tamil?
- Quiddle in Tamil is வீண்பொழுது போக்கு. See Quiddle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quiddle?
- Quiddle is a verb.
- How do you pronounce quiddle?
- Quiddle is pronounced /ˈkwɪdəl/.
- What is the past tense of quiddle?
- The past tense of quiddle is quiddled.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quiddle (page history and authors); quiddle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quiddle (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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