to prattle
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8.4
- verb
- /ˈprætəl/
:
hablar sin parar
- The more you wanted him to clam up, the more he prattled on.
And people who prattle that and say, well, we can detect deception because the person touches their nose or covers their their mouth.
- And people who prattle that and say, well, we can detect deception because the person touches their nose or covers their their mouth.
Examples
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Brian was prattling on about flights, airlines, contingencies, and managing the problem.
Fiction book (2002) -
So she asked me what sorts of things I wrote, and I prattled on about my little career writing for 'Seventeen' magazine and judging the Miss Teenage America Pageant, and Ross shoots William Shawn a look.
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Why today, of all days, was there no weather to prattle of?
Fiction book (2000) -
The PM does prattle on in a crisis.
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While you prattle through your supper
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I just couldn't bear having to listen to the Commissioner prattle on anymore.
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The pirates prattle on as their ship moves away from the dock under full sail.
Fiction book (2002) -
Granted, it wasn't the same, but I would prattle on incessantly about why it was so great.
Blog text (17) -
Clay listens as his mother prattles on until the connection is broken and the phone goes dead.
Fiction book (1998) -
At the party, she began to prattle on about her latest vacation, completely ignoring her friends' comments.
Synonyms
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2.7
To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things
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4.4
Talk quickly in a silly way that is hard to understand
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5.3
To talk or write for a long time without a clear point
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6.2
Talk for a long time in an unclear way about small unimportant things
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9.0
Talk loudly for a long time while complaining
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8.0
To talk a lot in a silly way that makes little sense
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8.1
To talk about something for too long and say the same things again
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9.9
To talk in a silly, confused way that has little meaning
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7.8
To talk too much and tell secrets carelessly
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8.6
To make quick unclear sounds when you are nervous or excited
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6.6
To talk for a long time about small boring things
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8.8
To talk a lot about unimportant things in an annoying way
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8.4
To talk quickly about small, unimportant things
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7.7
To talk a lot in an annoying, noisy way
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7.1
To talk a lot about small unimportant things, often about other people
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7.9
To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you
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9.9
To talk for a long time about things that do not matter
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7.0
To talk in a silly way that makes no sense
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9.4
To talk for a long time about unimportant things
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9.9
To talk a long time in a silly or unimportant way
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9.3
To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way
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9.9
To talk for a long time about silly or unimportant things
To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a silly way
To speak quickly in a confused or silly way
To talk in a slow, unclear way about unimportant things
To talk or act in a silly, unimportant way
To talk a lot in a silly, pointless way
To speak or write dull, obvious things instead of new ideas
Talk in a light, silly way about other people
To talk in a boring way without saying anything useful
To talk a lot about unimportant things
Antonyms
Compounds
How Inconsequential
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prattle as a verb grew from the same sound-based idea as prate and started as a sound like quick, repeated baby talk. So, to prattle is to 'talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way', often going on about unimportant things.