Thesaurus: prattle

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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.
4. n. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
5. v. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
6. To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk. To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason. Addison. Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble. Mere prattle, without practice. Shak.
7. To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly andartlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
8. n:32/v:68 n idle or foolish and irrelevant talk v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly