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Meanings of taradiddle in English

Portuguese
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Catalan
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Spanish
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A trivial lie.

        história
        Portuguese
        mexerico
        Catalan
        poca-soltada

        Pretentious or silly talk or writing.

            mexerico
            Synonyms
            Examples for "story"
            Examples for "story"
            1
            That was the problem with this story-everyanswer led to another question.
            A farewell to legs: an aaron tucker mystery
            2
            Does ownership affect the way a particular paper covers a particular story?
            The Irish Times
            3
            The long title story here is a good example of this process.
            The Irish Times
            4
            New housing figures out today tell an interesting story, particularly about Auckland.
            Radio NZ
            5
            In recent years, the food processing industry has been a success story.
            The Irish Times
            1
            Business Asia Week Ahead: Can China trade add to the recovery tale?
            Reuters
            2
            Yet recent surveys suggest a different tale when teenagers become young adults.
            The Irish Times
            3
            SEVERAL new appointments bring to the National Theatre much experience and talent.
            The Irish Times
            4
            The tale gives a good idea of the express business in general.
            Five Thousand Miles Underground; Or, the Mystery of the Centre o...
            5
            Would you work your idea of a 'Sergeant Cuff' into this tale?
            Drood: a novel
            1
            Which, of course, he knew and I knew was an out-and-out fib.
            The Irish Times
            2
            You told a fib; that is the mighty matter, I do believe.
            A Woman-Hater
            3
            Let me speak for you; ladies fib so much better than gentlemen.
            Put Yourself in His Place
            4
            Relieved, Nora resorted to a small fib to cover her momentary confusion.
            Getting in: a novel
            5
            I was coming here; and that wasn't worth telling a fib about.
            The Gold of Chickaree
            Usage of taradiddle in English
            1
            I hesitated; then resolved on a taradiddle,-inMarjorie's interest.
            The Beetle: A Mystery
            2
            You'll have to-Another little taradiddle in his chest.
            Under the dome: a novel
            3
            His heart did a jagged taradiddle and he held his breath... but then it settled again.
            Under the dome: a novel
            4
            Considering that it was about six-thirty, I wanted to ask who was telling a taradiddle now; but I resisted the temptation, and replied-
            Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3
            5
            Everybody told us it would be very cold, and, as usual, everybody told taradiddles.
            Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
            6
            'I perceive you are of opinion that I have been told a taradiddle.
            The Beetle: A Mystery
            7
            'But what is the taradiddle?-don'tyou see I'm burning?'
            The Beetle: A Mystery
            Translations for taradiddle
            Taradiddle through the time