prattle

English

Etymology

prate +‎ -le (“early modern English frequentative suffix”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ætəl

Verb

prattle (third-person singular simple present prattles, present participle prattling, simple past and past participle prattled)

1. to talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble.

Derived terms

• prattler
• prattlingly

Translations

to talk incessantly; to babble

Asturian: esbabayar (ast) Danish: plapre (da), pludre (da) Dutch: praten (nl) Finnish: pälättää (fi)

French: bavarder (fr) Hungarian: csacsog (hu) Russian: болтать (ru)

Noun

prattle (uncountable)

1. Silly, childish, talk; babble.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:nonsense
• See also Wikisaurus:chatter

Translations

babble

Asturian: esbabaye (ast) m.

Finnish: pälätys (fi)

References

• prattle, in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000

Anagrams

• partlet
• platter