prattle
verb (used without object)
to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.
are prattling
-
present progressiveof prattle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
What is that you are prattling about in that languorous voice?
From The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades by Eugène Sue
Germain leaned over her: she was asleep; she had fallen back, conquered, struck down, as it were, by drowsiness, like children who fall asleep while they are prattling.
From The Devil's Pool by George Burnham Ives
