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- [prat-l]
- /ˈpræt l/
- /ˈpræt.l̩/
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- [prat-l]
- /ˈpræt l/
Definitions of prattle word
- verb without object prattle to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble. 1
- verb with object prattle to utter by chattering or babbling. 1
- noun prattle the act of prattling. 1
- noun prattle chatter; babble: the prattle of children. 1
- noun prattle a babbling sound: the prattle of water rushing over stones. 1
- intransitive verb prattle talk rapidly and meaninglessly 1
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Origin of prattle
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Middle Low German pratelen to chatter, frequentative of praten to prate; see -le
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Parts of speech for Prattle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prattle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prattle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prattle
noun prattle
- babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
- banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
- blabber — a person who blabs
- blah-blah — and so on; and so forth.
- blather — If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.
verb prattle
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- blabbering — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
- blab — If someone blabs about something secret, they tell people about it.
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- blethered — weary
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