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

Verb

[-tling, -tled]

to chatter in a foolish or childish way

Noun

foolish or childish talk [Middle Low German pratelen to chatter]

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 1. 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) earbash Austral., N.Z. (slang)

noun 2. chatter, talk, babble, waffle (informal) rambling, wittering (informal) prating, drivel, jabber, gabble, blather, blether

Translations

prattle [ˈprætl] vi → parlotear; [child] → balbucear

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prattle [ˈprætl] vi → jacasser

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prattle [ˈprætl] vi to prattle on (about) → pausenlos plappern (über +acc)

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prattle [ˈprætl] vi → cinguettare

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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 lörpötellä babiller, jacasser לְפַטפֵּט, बकबक करना brbljati,govoriti u vjetar csacsog mengoceh blaðra blaterare, parlare a vanvera ぺらぺら話す (어린애처럼) 재잘재잘 지껄이다 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 閑談，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 lörpötys babil(lage) פִּטפּוּט, הֲבָלִים बकबक blebetati csacsogás ocehan blaður balbettio; ciarla むだ口 (어린애의) 떠듬거림; 재잘거림 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，閑談 белькіт; базікання بچوں کي سي باتيں chuyện trẻ con 孩子气的话，闲谈