prattle
verb (used without object)
to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.
had prattled
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past perfectof prattle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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There I stopped; for I had prattled a great deal too much so early: and he said, clasping me to him, Why stops my dear Pamela?—Why does she not proceed?
From Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson
She had prattled on about herself, and her experiences, among which had been a little journalism of a very poorly-paid order.
From The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford
The moan of wind in the pines seemed a requiem for the boy who had prattled and romped and played under them, who had chopped and shot and rode under them.
From Tales of lonely trails by Zane Grey
He had seen but little of her, and yet it seemed as hard to part thus as if she had prattled at his knees and nestled in his arms every day of her young life.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Often, while he painted, she had prattled and he, occupied with his work, had heard nothing; but to-day he recognized the debt he owed and listened patiently for a considerable time.
From Lying Prophets by Eden Phillpotts
