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prattler

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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.
[Frequentative of prate.]
prattler n.
prattling·ly adv.
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Noun1.prattler - someone who speaks in a childish way
speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
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prattler
n (pej: = chatterbox) → Plappermaul nt
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