prate
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
to utter in empty or foolish talk: to prate absurdities with the greatest seriousness.
act of prating.
empty or foolish talk.
Origin of prate
1Other words from prate
- prater, noun
- prat·ing·ly, adverb
- un·prat·ing, adjective
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How to use prate in a sentence
We drove and rode in the Prater, and horseback exercise in such a place was, I need not say, delightful.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIf I find you at home, well and good; if not, Ill hurry to the Prater to embrace you.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerClogged drains often open suddenly, and that day in the Prater I thought you were offensive in several things.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerI will condemn the sober to the bar and the prater's bench, and deprive the abstemious of the power of singing.
The Works of Horace | HoraceA conscienceless old prater of the soap and salve school, with not as much idea of drawing or value as a two-year Julianite.
The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece | Anne Douglas Sedgwick
British Dictionary definitions for prate
/ (preɪt) /
(intr) to talk idly and at length; chatter
(tr) to utter in an idle or empty way
idle or trivial talk; prattle; chatter
Origin of prate
1Derived forms of prate
- prater, noun
- pratingly, adverb
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