prattle

²prattle

noun

Definition of PRATTLE

1

: trifling or empty talk

2

: a sound that is meaningless, repetitive, and suggestive of the chatter of children

Examples of PRATTLE

1. <parents often claim to understand the prattle of their infant offspring>

First Known Use of PRATTLE

1555

Related to PRATTLE

Synonyms: abracadabra, babble, blabber, burble, double Dutch, double-talk, drivel, gabble, gibber, jabber, jabberwocky, mumbo jumbo, nonsense, gibberish, slobber

Related Words: blah (also blah-blah), hocus-pocus, hokeypokey, twaddle; chatter, gab, patter, prate, tattle, twitter; cackle, clack, clatter

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Rhymes with PRATTLE

battle, brattle, rattle, tattle