Prattle
11prattle — prattler, n. prattlingly, adv. /prat l/, v., prattled, prattling, n. v.i. 1. to talk in a foolish or simple minded way; chatter; babble. v.t. 2. to utter by chattering or babbling. n. 3. the act of prattling. 4. chatter; babble: the prattle of… …
12prattle — prat|tle [ˈprætl] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Low German; Origin: pratelen] to talk continuously about silly and unimportant things prattle away/on ▪ What s Sarah prattling on about ? >prattle[i] n [U] >prattler n …
13prattle — [[t]præ̱t(ə)l[/t]] prattles, prattling, prattled VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone prattles on about something, you are criticizing them because they are talking a great deal without saying anything important. [INFORMAL] [V on/away about …
14prattle — verb (I) to talk continuously about silly and unimportant things: prattle on (about): What s Sarah prattling on about? prattle noun (U) prattler noun (C) …
15prattle — I UK [ˈpræt(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms prattle : present tense I/you/we/they prattle he/she/it prattles present participle prattling past tense prattled past participle prattled to talk in a silly way for a long time about… …
16prattle — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, accents, amphigory, babble, babblement, babbling, balderdash, bavardage, be closeted with, bibble babble, blab, blabber, blah blah, blather, blathering, blether, blethers, blither, bombast, bull, bullshit,… …
17prattle — prat|tle1 [ prætl ] verb intransitive to talk in a silly way for a long time about unimportant things prattle prat|tle 2 [ prætl ] noun uncount silly talk about unimportant things …
18prattle — 1. verb he prattled on for ages See chat 2. 2. noun childish prattle See chatter 1 …
19prattle — [ˈpræt(ə)l] verb [I] to talk in a silly way for a long time about unimportant things prattle noun [U] …
20prattle — I. verb (prattled; prattling) Etymology: Low German pratelen; akin to Middle Dutch praten to prate Date: 1532 intransitive verb 1. prate 2. to utter or make meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children ; babble …
