prate
verb (used without object)
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble.
had prated
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past perfectof prate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Hitherto all had prated to him of the Arabs, their ancient faith and customs, and the splendour of the Bedouins, those Princes of the Desert.
From Four Weird Tales by Algernon Blackwood
But before I had obtained my release he had prated loudly of an income that his wife received, and showed a handful of silver money.
From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by O. Henry
And then they had prated about his manner of loving.
From Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Yes; he had worshipped at the shrine of the Beautiful; he had prated of the Renaissance.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill
Then what he had prated of had been true!
From Foes by Mary Johnston
