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English Thesaurus

1. speak with spotty or superficial knowledge (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	speak, talk,
definition	:	use language (verb.communication)

2. to talk foolishly (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle,
definition	:	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

3. work with in an amateurish manner (verb.social)

hypernym	:	busy, occupy,
definition	:	keep busy with (verb.social)

4. speak with spotty or superficial knowledge (verb.communication)

derivation	:	smattering,
definition	:	a slight or superficial understanding of a subject (noun.cognition)

5. to talk foolishly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	babble, babbling, lallation,
definition	:	gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blather, blatherskite,
definition	:	foolish gibberish (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle,
definition	:	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouter,
definition	:	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker (noun.person)

6. work with in an amateurish manner (verb.social)

derivation	:	dabbler, dilettante, sciolist,
definition	:	an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge (noun.person)

7. speak with spotty or superficial knowledge (verb.communication)

derivation	:	smattering,
definition	:	a slight or superficial understanding of a subject (noun.cognition)

8. to talk foolishly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	babble, babbling, lallation,
definition	:	gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blather, blatherskite,
definition	:	foolish gibberish (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle,
definition	:	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouter,
definition	:	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker (noun.person)

9. work with in an amateurish manner (verb.social)

derivation	:	dabbler, dilettante, sciolist,
definition	:	an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge (noun.person)