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prate

[ preyt ]

verb (used without object)

, prat·ed, prat·ing.
  1. to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble:

    They prated on until I was ready to scream.



verb (used with object)

, prat·ed, prat·ing.
  1. to utter in empty or foolish talk:

    to prate absurdities with the greatest seriousness.

noun

  1. act of prating.
  2. empty or foolish talk.

prate

/ preɪt /

verb

  1. intr to talk idly and at length; chatter
  2. tr to utter in an idle or empty way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. idle or trivial talk; prattle; chatter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈpratingly, adverb
  • ˈprater, noun
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Other Words From

  • prater noun
  • prating·ly adverb
  • un·prating adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prate1

1375–1425; late Middle English praten (v.) < Middle Dutch praeten. See prattle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prate1

C15: of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch prāten, Icelandic and Norwegian prata, Danish prate
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Example Sentences

Claims of widespread electoral fraud would be spurious even if they weren’t made by a prating fool in front of a Philadelphia landscaping firm.

In the decades since the Cold War ended, the stakes of U.S. politics have sometimes seemed lower — low enough for voters to select a raging, prating con man.

“We have had women enough sacrificed to this sentimental, hypocritical prating about purity,” she wrote to her friend Lucretia Mott.

Trump is not only a preening, prating fool; he has set his own interests above the interests of the nation.

"A panoply of profs line up to explain that the science on climate change is now unequivocal, never mind the brief clip of Donald Trump prating: 'It's a hoax, it's a hoax, OK'."

From BBC

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