PRATTLE

prate, prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music

(noun) idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

(verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

prattle (third-person singular simple present prattles, present participle prattling, simple past and past participle prattled)

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

Synonym: Thesaurus:prattle

Noun

prattle (uncountable)

Silly, childish talk; babble.

Synonyms: Thesaurus:nonsense, Thesaurus:chatter

Anagrams

• Platter, partlet, platter

Source: Wiktionary

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Prat"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Prattling.] Etym: [Freq. of prate.]

Definition: To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.

Prat"tle, v. t.

Definition: To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason. Addison.

Prat"tle, n.

Definition: Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble. Mere prattle, without practice. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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