prattle

(prăt'l)

v., -tled, -tling, -tles.

v.intr.
To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; babble or prate.

v.tr.
To utter or express by chattering foolishly or babbling.

n.

1. Idle or meaningless chatter; babble.
2. A sound suggestive of such chattering; a babbling noise.

[Frequentative of PRATE .]

prattler prat'tler n.
prattlingly prat'tling·ly adv.

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verb

1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prate. See words.
2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, rattle (on), run on. Informal go on, spiel. Slang gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot thebreezebull. See words.

noun

1. Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, twaddle. See words.
2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, small talk. Slang gab, gas, yak. See words.

For a list of words related to prattle, see:

• Modes and Manners of Expression - prattle: chatter childishly
• Speech Sounds
• Drivel and Silly Talk

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sludre, pludre
v. tr. - pludre
n. - sludder

Nederlands (Dutch)
kletsen, kinderpraat

Français (French)
v. intr. - papoter, babiller
v. tr. - papoter, babiller
n. - papotage, bavardage, babillage (d'enfant)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Geplapper
v. - plappern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπλα-μπλα, ασυνάρτητη ομιλία, πάρλα
v. - φλυαρώ, λέω ασυναρτησίες

Italiano (Italian)
chiacchierare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - balbucio (m)
v. - conversar de modo infantil, balbuciar

Русский (Russian)
болтать, лепетать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - parlotear, charlar
v. tr. - parlotear, charlar
n. - parloteo, charla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pladder, joller
v. - pladdra, jollra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
说孩子气的话, 闲聊, 说半截话, 天真地说, 孩子话, 胡说, 无聊话

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 說孩子氣的話, 閒聊, 說半截話
v. tr. - 天真地說
n. - 孩子話, 胡說, 無聊話

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 혀짤배기 소리를 하다
v. tr. - (물 흐름 따위가) 졸졸거린다
n. - 실없는 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - むだ話をする, かたことを言う
n. - むだ話, かたこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثرثرة, هذر (فعل) يثرثر, يهذر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮קשקש, פטפט, דיבר באופן ילדותי‬
v. tr. - ‮קשקש, פטפט, דיבר באופן ילדותי‬
n. - ‮פטפוט, דיבורים ילדותיים‬

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