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Definition of Prattle
1. Verb. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. "Sam and Sue prattle"
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Specialized synonyms: Babble, Blather, Blether, Blither, Smatter
Derivative terms: Blabber, Chatter, Chatterer, Gabble, Palaver, Piffle, Prate, Prater, Prattler, Tittle-tattle, Twaddle, Twaddler
2. Noun. Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
Generic synonyms: Cackle, Chatter, Yack, Yak, Yakety-yak
Derivative terms: Blether, Prate
Definition of Prattle
1. v. i. To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
2. v. t. To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason.
3. n. Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble.
Definition of Prattle
1. Verb. to talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble. ¹
2. Noun. Silly, childish, talk; babble. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prattle
1. to babble [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] - See also: babble
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prattle
Literary usage of Prattle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"Schale House of Women [ H л z- LITT, Early Pof. Poett iv. 129]. No remedy for to
discontent, To prattle to them of reason or lawe. 1528. ROY, Rede me, &c. ..."
2. American Wit and Humor by Joel Chandler Harris (1907)
"The Artless prattle of Childhood WE always did pity a man who does not love ...
If his tenderest sympathies are not awakened by their innocent prattle, ..."
3. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1772)
"Thinking his prattle to be tedious: Are idly bent on him'that enters next, Even
fo, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did ..."
4. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1807)
"... Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious :
Even ib, or with much more contempt, mens eyes Did ft owl on Richard ..."
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