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But as my sister was prattling on, I saw red.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2016

In 1914 he was prattling in a letter to his brother about "this great, fundamentally decent peoples' war," sentiments he largely retracted a few years later in a tortured essay.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gloria had a grip about the robot’s neck that would have asphyxiated any creature but one of metal, and was prattling nonsense in half-hysterical frenzy.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Whilst the young lady was prattling in this manner, Mrs. Fairchild was showing Mrs. Goodriche to her sleeping-room.

From The Fairchild Family by Rudland, Florence M.

A very little encouragement induced her to enter into conversation, and ere long she was prattling away as unrestrainedly as if we had been friends all our lives.

From Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners) by Oliphant, Laurence