prattle

/'prætl/
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prattle

The toddler prattles happily to her stuffed animals.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Idle, foolish, or irrelevant talk: "Prattle" refers to meaningless, childish, or trivial chatter, often perceived as silly or unimportant.

  2. Verb:

    • To speak rapidly and incessantly about unimportant matters: The verb "to prattle" means to talk in a continuous, rapid, and often foolish or trivial way.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • I couldn't concentrate on my work because of the constant prattle from the next room.
    • His speech was dismissed as mere political prattle.

  • Verb:

    • The children prattled on happily about their day at the zoo.
    • She prattled incessantly about celebrity gossip.
Advanced Usage

  • "To prattle on (about something)": To talk continuously and at length about something trivial.

    • He prattled on about the weather for twenty minutes.

  • "Infantile prattle": Chatter that is particularly childish or naive.

    • The manager had no patience for what he called the team's infantile prattle.
Variants and Related Words
  • Prattler (n): A person who prattles.
    • He's a harmless old prattler who loves company.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Babble, chatter, drivel, gibberish, twaddle.
  • Verb: Babble, chatter, gabble, jabber, blather.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Prattle on: To continue talking in a trivial or foolish manner.
    • Once she starts about her garden, she'll just prattle on forever.
Related Idioms
  • Prattle like a parrot: To repeat things mindlessly or talk incessantly without much thought.
    • The trainee just prattled like a parrot, repeating the manual without understanding it.
prattle

The toddler prattles happily to her stuffed animals.

Noun
  1. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Verb
  1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

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