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Synonyms for prattling

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb, verb

Spell : prat-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpræt l

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Définition of prattling

Origin : 1530s, frequentative of prate (q.v.). Related: Prattled; prattling. The noun is attested from 1550s.

As in babbling : adj chattering
As in gossipy : adj tending to gossip
As in talebearing : adj gossipy
As in taletelling : adj gossipy
As in gabby : adj talkative
As in garrulous : adj talkative
As in yak/yap : noun, verb talk a lot
As in jaw : verb talk a lot
As in patter : verb gab, chatter
As in babble : verb talk trivially, often incessantly
As in rattle : verb talk aimlessly, endlessly
As in rave : verb talk endlessly
As in shoot the breeze : verb chat, converse
As in talk : verb produce words; inform
As in tattle : verb gossip; tell rumor
As in yap : verb chatter
As in blab : verb gossip
As in yak : verb talk
As in clack : verb clatter
As in prate : verb babble
As in chat : verb talk, gossip
As in chatter : verb speak fast and non-stop
As in gibber : verb babble
As in rhapsodize : verb rave
As in tittle-tattle : verb gossip
As in drivel : verb talk foolishly
As in gab : verb talk a lot
As in gossip : verb talk about others; spread rumors
As in gush : verb speak with overwhelming enthusiasm

Example sentences :

Prattling, shrill chirping, and ringing bursts of laughter could be heard.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

At night time old Mother Chantemesse heard them prattling softly.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

Polly was prattling like a parrot, but Glory was silent and almost sad.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

He remembered her as a pretty, prattling thing of ten or eleven.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

What is the use of prattling about Universal Brotherhood, if you do not live it?
Extract from : « London Lectures of 1907 » by Annie Besant

Nor why I want to keep Mademoiselle Rose from prattling to him?
Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade

Mrs. Cassley was prattling on, but her voice was merely a haze of sound to him.
Extract from : « The Clue of the Twisted Candle » by Edgar Wallace

Chatting is the practise of adults, prattling that of children.
Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald

There she was, sitting up between them, prattling and laughing.
Extract from : « Edmund Dulacs Fairy-Book » by Edmund Dulac

To a woman it indicates that she is foolish, prattling and idle.
Extract from : « The Influence of the Stars » by Rosa Baughan

Antonyms for prattling

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