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- Dictionaryprattle/ˈpratl/
verb
- 1. talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way: "she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist"
noun
- 1. foolish or inconsequential talk: "do you intend to keep up this childish prattle?"
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to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important: She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I'd let her. Stop your prattling and go to sleep! Synonyms. blabber informal. chatter. prate old-fashioned. Compare. gabble verb mainly UK.
The meaning of PRATTLE is prate. How to use prattle in a sentence. prate; to utter or make meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children : babble; to say in an unaffected or childish manner…
To prattle is to go on and on about something unimportant. Some people don't like your constant prattling about your collection of Lego figurines — but you're convinced it's the most fascinating topic on the planet! Prattle can also be a noun.
verb. If you say that someone prattles on about something, you are criticizing them because they are talking a great deal without saying anything important. [informal, disapproval] Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wanted to scream. [V + on/away about] She prattled on as she drove out to the Highway. [V on/away] Archie, shut up.
to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important: She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I'd let her. Stop your prattling and go to sleep! Synonyms. blabber informal. chatter. prate old-fashioned. Compare. gabble verb mainly UK.
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.
intransitive verb. If you say that someone prattles on about something, you are criticizing them because they are talking a lot without saying anything important. [informal, disapproval] Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wanted to scream. She prattled on as she drove out to the highway. Archie, shut up. You're prattling.
