nonsense
/ˈnɑn.sɛns/ verb C2- To make nonsense of;
- To attempt to dismiss as nonsense; to ignore or belittle the significance of something; to render unimportant or puny.
- To joke around, to waste time
He/she/it nonsenses · Past nonsensed · Past participle nonsensed · -ing form nonsensing
Verb forms
- Base form
- nonsense
- He/she/it
- nonsenses
- Past
- nonsensed
- Past participle
- nonsensed
- -ing form
- nonsensing
From the library
Oh dear, what nonsense I’m talking!”
“You insult me by talking such nonsense!”
“Nonsense!” said Alice, very loudly and decidedly, and the Queen was silent.
The King’s argument was, that anything that had a head could be beheaded, and that you weren’t to talk nonsense.
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