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prattle

[ prat-l ]

verb (used without object)

, prat·tled, prat·tling.
  1. to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.

    Synonyms: blab, gabble, jabber, gab



verb (used with object)

, prat·tled, prat·tling.
  1. to utter by chattering or babbling.

noun

  1. the act of prattling.
  2. chatter; babble:

    the prattle of children.

  3. a babbling sound:

    the prattle of water rushing over stones.

prattle

/ ˈprætəl /

verb

  1. intr to talk in a foolish or childish way; babble
  2. tr to utter in a foolish or childish 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. foolish or childish talk
“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

  • ˈprattler, noun
  • ˈprattlingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • prattler noun
  • prattling·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prattle1

1525–35; < Middle Low German pratelen to chatter, frequentative of praten to prate; -le
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prattle1

C16: from Middle Low German pratelen to chatter; see prate
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Example Sentences

The characters chatter and prattle about vampire lore and Anne Rice, “True Blood,” “Twilight” and “Nosferatu.”

I find a similar kind of nonsensical prattle in various corners of our Blue Seattle.

With more than half of Senate Republicans now officially backing Mr. Trump’s bid for president, those entreaties are becoming harder to ignore as prattle from West Palm Beach.

On Tuesday he got help from former President Trump, who released a video prattling that “Biden’s people” will “own” Presley.

Listening to Trump prattle on about himself is tough on a good day, even for his own followers.

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