prattle
verb (used without object)
to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.
had been prattling
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past perfect progressiveof prattle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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She had been prattling for an hour in her wise, child-like way, and was more than usually bright.
From Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Oh, yes, you answered me," he said, "as kindly and indulgently as if I had been prattling like Peggy Musgrave.
From The Keeper of the Door by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
