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prattle
[ prat-l ]
verb (used without object)
, prat·tled, prat·tling.
verb (used with object)
, prat·tled, prat·tling.
- to utter by chattering or babbling.
noun
- the act of prattling.
- chatter; babble:
the prattle of children.
- a babbling sound:
the prattle of water rushing over stones.
prattle
/ ˈprætəl /
verb
- intr to talk in a foolish or childish way; babble
- tr to utter in a foolish or childish way
noun
- foolish or childish talk
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Derived Forms
- ˈprattler, noun
- ˈprattlingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- prattler noun
- prattling·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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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
Then, since the Battleground states are something about which the Talking Heads like to prattle.
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But parenthood, as Thyrsis found, meant more than charming baby-prattle and the counting of teeth.
From Project Gutenberg
Thus did Captain Glover prattle in his cheerful way while the party made its preparations for the night.
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She paid as little heed to my words as a nurse to the prattle of a child.
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Then, with true wifely instinct she sought to cheer him up with pleasing prattle of a new bonnet he had promised her.
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Rimac is the present participle of rimay, to speak, to prattle.
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