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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pif·fle /ˈpɪfəl/
 (vi.)做無聊事,講廢話傻事,廢話

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pif·fle v. i.  [imp. & p. p. Piffled p. pr. & vb. n. Piffling ] To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to talk nonsense or about trivial matters; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang]
 Syn: -- chatter, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pif·fle, n. Act of piffling; trifling talk or action; piddling; twaddle. [Dial. or Slang] “Futile piffle.” --Kipling.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 piffle
      n : trivial nonsense [syn: balderdash, fiddle-faddle]
      v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
           [syn: chatter, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle,
            clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle,
            blabber, gabble]
      2: act in a trivial or ineffective way