prate
verb (used without object)
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble.
has been prating
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present perfect progressiveof prate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Death and the Devil, what Rascal has been prating to her!
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Montague Summers
