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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He goes butting and plunging through them with the headiness of a he-goat, another monster added to those of which antique fancy had prattled.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 by Various
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
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
She remembered how she had prattled with her father as the two dusty travelers had entered the garden, and she recalled her bright visions of the days to come.
From Mr. Claghorn's Daughter by Hilary Trent
Carolyn May had prattled so much about her home that Mr. Stagg felt as though he knew each room and each piece of furniture.
From Carolyn of the Corners by Ruth Belmore Endicott
