prattle

prat·tle  (prtl)

v. prat·tled, prat·tling, prat·tles

v.intr.

To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; babble or prate.

v.tr.

To utter or express by chattering foolishly or babbling.

n.

1. Idle or meaningless chatter; babble.

2. A sound suggestive of such chattering; a babbling noise.

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[Frequentative of prate.]

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prattler n.

prattling·ly adv.

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prattle [ˈpræt^əl]

vb

1. (intr) to talk in a foolish or childish way; babble

2. (tr) to utter in a foolish or childish way

n

foolish or childish talk

[from Middle Low German pratelen to chatter; see prate]

prattler  n

prattlingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prattle - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk blether, chin music, idle talk, prate chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak, cackle - noisy talk
Verb	1.	prattle - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, 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"

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prattle

verb

chatter, babble, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), run on, rabbit on (Brit. informal), witter on (informal), patter, drivel, clack, twitter, jabber, gabble, rattle on, blather, blether, run off at the mouth (slang) She prattled on until I wanted to scream.

noun

chatter, talk, babble, waffle (informal), rambling, wittering (informal), prating, drivel, jabber, gabble, blather, blether I had had enough of his mindless prattle.

Translations

prattle [ˈprætl]

A. N → parloteo m, cotorreo m; (child's) → balbuceo m

B. VI → parlotear, cotorrear; [child] → balbucear

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prattle [ˈpræt^əl]

vi → jacasser

n (= silly talk) → bavardage m

prattle on

vi → parler à tort et à travers

prattle on about

vt fus → parler à tort et à travers de

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prattle

n → Geplapper nt

vi → plappern

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prattle [ˈprætl] vi → chiacchierare, cianciare

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prattle [ˈprætl] vi → chiacchierare, cianciare

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prattle

v prattle [ˈprӕtl]

to talk or chatter about unimportant things or like a child. babbel يُثَرْثِر бърборя žvanit plapre løs plappern φλυαρώ parlotear, charlar; balbucear, balbucir (niños) vadistama ور ور کردن jaaritella babiller, jacasser לְפַטפֵּט, बकबक करना brbljati,govoriti u vjetar csacsog mengoceh blaðra blaterare, parlare a vanvera ぺらぺら話す 재잘거리다 čiauškėti, plepėti pļāpāt bercakap tdk tentu biji butir babbelen skravle, pludre paplać tagarelar a gânguri; a spo­­răvăi болтать; лепетать tárať brbljati brbljati pladdra, jollra พูดไร้สาระ boş boş konuşmak, gevezelik etmek 閒談，孩子般地談話 лепетати; базікати بڑبڑانا، بک بک کرنا nói chuyện tầm phào 闲谈，孩子般地谈话

n

childish talk; chatter. gebabbel ثَرْثَرَه бърборене žvatlání plapren das Geplapper φλυαρία parloteo, charla; (niños) balbuceo vadin حرف کودکانه jaarittelu babil(lage) פִּטפּוּט, הֲבָלִים बकबक blebetati csacsogás ocehan blaður balbettio; ciarla むだ口 수다 čiauškesys, plepėjimas pļāpāšana cakap yg tdk tentu biji butir kinderpraat, gebabbel prat, skravling, pludring paplanina tagarelice gângurit; mur­mur лепет; болтовня táranie brbljanje brbljanje pladder, joller การพูดไร้สาระ boş konuşma, gevezelik 孩子氣的話，閒談 белькіт; базікання بچوں کي سي باتيں chuyện trẻ con 孩子气的话，闲谈