prate

prate  (prt)

v. prat·ed, prat·ing, prates

v.intr.

To talk idly and at length; chatter.

v.tr.

To utter idly or to little purpose.

n.

Empty, foolish, or trivial talk; idle chatter.

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[Middle English praten, from Middle Dutch prten.]

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prater n.

prating·ly adv.

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prate

Verb

[prating, prated]

to talk idly and at length

Noun

chatter [Germanic]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prate - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk blether, chin music, idle talk, prattle chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak, cackle - noisy talk
Verb	1.	prate - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly blabber, palaver, piffle, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"