how to pronounce piffle

/ˈpɪf.əl/

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piffle is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of piffle

verb:

To be squeamish or delicate.
To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
To waste, to fritter away.

noun:

Nonsense, foolish talk.

piffle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word piffle occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics piffle can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that piffle can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;