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- Dictionaryprattle/ˈpratl/
verb
- 1. talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way: "she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist"
noun
- 1. foolish or inconsequential talk: "do you intend to keep up this childish prattle?"
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to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important: She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I'd let her. Stop your prattling and go to sleep! Synonyms. blabberinformal. chatter. prateold-fashioned. Compare. gabbleverbmainly UK.
The meaning of PRATTLE is prate. How to use prattle in a sentence. prate; to utter or make meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children : babble; to say in an unaffected or childish manner…
Prattle definition: to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.. See examples of PRATTLE used in a sentence.
To prattle is to go on and on about something unimportant. Some people don't like your constant prattling about your collection of Lego figurines — but you're convinced it's the most fascinating topic on the planet! Prattle can also be a noun.
to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important: She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I'd let her. Stop your prattling and go to sleep! Synonyms. blabber informal. chatter. prate old-fashioned. Compare. gabble verb mainly UK.
verb. If you say that someone prattles on about something, you are criticizing them because they are talking a great deal without saying anything important. [informal, disapproval] Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wanted to scream. [V + on/away about] She prattled on as she drove out to the Highway. [V on/away] Archie, shut up.
1. to talk in a childish or simple-minded way; chatter or babble; prate. v.t. 2. to utter by chattering or babbling. n. 3. the act of prattling. 4. chatter; babble.
