prattle (verb)
1prattle — ► VERB ▪ talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way. ► NOUN ▪ foolish or inconsequential talk. ORIGIN Low German pratelen, related to PRATE(Cf. ↑prate) …
2prattle — I noun blather, gabble, nonsensical talk, twaddle, verbiage II verb babble, blather, chatter, gab, jabber, prate, prattle, talk nonsense III index jargon (unintelligible language), prattle, speech B …
3prattle — 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) …
4prattle — verb talk at length in an inconsequential or foolish way. noun foolish or inconsequential talk. Derivatives prattler noun Origin C16: from Mid. Low Ger. pratelen, from praten (see prate) …
5prattle — [[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 …
6prattle — 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… …
7prattle — 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 …
8prattle — 1. verb he prattled on for ages See chat 2. 2. noun childish prattle See chatter 1 …
9prattle — [ˈpræt(ə)l] verb [I] to talk in a silly way for a long time about unimportant things prattle noun [U] …
10prattle — 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 …
