prattle

prat·tle

 (prăt′l)

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.

Idle or meaningless chatter; babble.

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[ Frequentative of prate.]

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prat′tler n.

prat′tling·ly adv.

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prattle

(ˈprætəl)

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

[C16: from Middle Low German pratelen to chatter; see prate]

ˈprattler n

ˈprattlingly adv

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prat•tle

(ˈpræt l)

v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.i.

1. to talk in a childish or simple-minded way; chatter or babble; prate.

v.t.

2. to utter by chattering or babbling.

n.

3. the act of prattling.

4. chatter; babble.

[1525–35; < Middle Low German pratelen to chatter, frequentative of praten to prate; see -le]

prat′tler, n.

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prattle

Past participle: prattled
Gerund: prattling

Imperative

prattle

prattle

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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) She prattled on until I wanted to scream.

noun

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

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prattle

verb

1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:

babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prate.

2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:

babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, rattle (on), run on.

Informal: go on, spiel.

Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak.

Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze.

noun

1. Unintelligible or foolish talk:

babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, twaddle.

2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:

babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, small talk.

Slang: gab, gas, yak.

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Translations

ثَرْثَرَهيُثَرْثِر

žvanitžvatlání

plapren

Geplapperplappern

pälättääpälätys

babilbabillagebabillerbavarder

csacsogcsacsogás

blaîrablaîur

ciarlarecinguettare

čiauškesysčiauškėti

pļāpāšanapļāpāt

praten

болтать

boş boş konuşmakboş konuşmagevezelikgevezelik etmek

孩子气的话孩子般地谈话闲谈

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prattle

n → Geplapper nt

vi → plappern

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

prattle

[ˈprætl] vi → chiacchierare, cianciare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

prattle

(ˈprӕtl) verb

to talk or chatter about unimportant things or like a child. babbel يُثَرْثِر бърборя tagarelar žvanit plappern plapre løs φλυαρώparlotear, charlar; balbucear, balbucir 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 babbelenskravle, pludrepaplać لكه يو ماشوم د يوى بى ارزښت موضوع په باره كښې سوكه سوكه خبرى كول 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

noun

childish talk; chatter. gebabbel ثَرْثَرَه бърборене tagarelice žvatlání das Geplapper plapren φλυαρία parloteo, charla; balbuceo vadin حرف کودکانه jaarittelu babil(lage)פטפוט, הבלים बकबक blebetati csacsogás ocehan blaður balbettio; ciarla むだ口 수다 čiauškesys, plepėjimas pļāpāšana cakap yg tdk tentu biji butir kinderpraat, gebabbelprat, skravling, pludring paplanina لكه ماشوم خبرى كول 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

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