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talk nonsense

VERB
ramble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
babble digress meander wander
STRONG
amplify blather chatter depart descant divagate diverge drift drivel enlarge expatiate gossip maunder prose protract stray
WEAK
be diffuse beat around bush dwell on excurse get off the subject go astray go off on tangent go on and on harp on lose the thread rant and rave rattle on talk off top of head talk randomly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go direct stay
STRONG
abridge compress condense curtail decrease lessen reduce shorten
WEAK
be direct
VERB
wander
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ramble stray veer
STRONG
babble depart deviate divagate diverge err rave shift swerve
WEAK
get off the track get sidetracked go astray go off on a tangent lose one's way lose train of thought
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go direct stay

Example Sentences

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One dictionary from 1859 defines it as "To talk in a silly manner, talk nonsense."

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021

This is all a little irksome, but at least it means I don’t have to do any work we can talk nonsense for an hour or so.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2019

Russia responded to the US general's recent comments by saying: "Once again, we insist that such statements are absolutely baseless and appeal to officials not to talk nonsense."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2018

He or she can’t be guilty of demagoguery or mean-spiritedness, or talk nonsense all the time.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2016

Clouds would roll into her eyes, and she would talk nonsense for hours.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson