Antonyms for prattling


Grammar : Adj, noun, verb, verb
Spell : prat-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpræt l


Definition 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

Synonyms for prattling

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