prattle
5
8.7
- noun
- /ˈprætəl/
- Does she actually believe the meaningless prattle that she mumbles every day?
- endless prattle
- enough prattle
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Examples
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I'm not fond of the prattle of children.
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- I'm in no mood for childish prattle.
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But now I must apologize for my prattle; I feel I really have said quite enough for today.
Fiction book (2002) -
Having heard enough of my prattle, he put down his fork.
Fiction book (2001) -
- I'm bored with this prattle.
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In this house, the only alternative is the prattle of a simple-minded old lady... which is nearly as bad.
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"That's enough prattle," the woman declared.
Fiction book (2001) -
Meanwhile, Caroline kept up a constant prattle, which Fran found herself enjoying.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm not interested in Janet's prattle, but you always interest me, Rupert.
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The children's endless prattle during the movie was quite distracting.
Synonyms
471
9.3
Words or ideas that sound important but have little real meaning
118
3.2
Informal conversation about other people that may not be true
88
3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
31
3.5
Unimportant words in writing or speech
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
4
5.1
Talk that has no real meaning and is not useful
3
9.9
Silly talk that wastes time
3
9.9
Talk that is silly and unimportant
2
5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
1
4.3
Words that sound important but have no real meaning or action
1
9.9
Silly, unimportant talk that wastes time
1
8.8
Talk that is silly and not true
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
1
8.0
Words that people say but do not mean
1
8.9
Silly or unimportant talk that wastes time
1
9.9
Long, silly talk that has no useful meaning
1
9.9
Talk that is silly or not important
1
9.0
A dull conversation with little energy or interest
1
9.9
Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning
1
8.4
Light, silly talk about other people
1
9.9
Untrue or silly talk that is not important
1
9.9
Talk that is useless and does not help
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
Unclear or silly talk without any real meaning
Continuous trivial talk that says nothing important
Boring, unimportant words or ideas in speech that have no real meaning
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Etymology
Prattle comes from the same idea as the simpler word prate and probably began as a little, repeating sound like baby talk. One helpful way to remember it is to imagine cheerful, repeating voices that mean 'idle or meaningless chatter', which is why prattle names that kind of talk.