prattle
verb (used without object)
to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.
have prattled
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present perfectof prattle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Children would have prattled at her knee, and their children would have made glad the silent house.
From The Wall Between by Sara Ware Bassett
But for this veto I should gladly have prattled over half a sheet more, and have discoursed on many heroes and heroines of novels whom fond memory brings back to me.
From Roundabout Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray
Men who have prattled of peace, of brotherhood, freedom, and right!
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
Children have prattled, and statesmen have discussed the affairs of nations.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
And well it may, for they who have prattled of your engagement, have done so principally because they are incapable of maintaining a conversation on any thing else.
From Home as Found by James Fenimore Cooper
