prattle

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɹætəl/

Verb

prattle (prattles, present participle prattling; past and past participle prattled)

1. (ambitransitive) To speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:prattle

Translations

• French: bavarder
• German: schwatzen
• Russian: лепета́ть
• Spanish: parlotear

Noun

prattle (uncountable)

1. Silly, childish talk; babble.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:nonsense, Thesaurus:chatter

   • c. 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act I, scene I, line 27

     Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership.

Translations

• German: Geplapper
• Russian: ле́пет

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