prate
verb (used without object)
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble.
prating
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present participleof prate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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As thou thou prating Raven white by nature being bred,
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2016
Here he is, prating and preening like a parrot on a stump about the need to renew American civilization.
From Time Magazine Archive
It embitters me altogether against scientists, who are always prating about their accuracy and fairmindedness.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is much unwarranted prating about the transcendency of 'experience' over 'content' in the curriculum .
From Time Magazine Archive
“We have had women enough sacrificed to this sentimental, hypocritical prating about purity,” she wrote to her friend Lucretia Mott.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
