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Examples of prattle in a Sentence
They prattled on into the night, discussing school, music, and friends.
spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing in particular
Origin and Etymology of prattle
Low German pratelen; akin to Middle Dutch praten to prate
First Known Use: 1532
prattle
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 in a Sentence
parents often claim to understand the prattle of their infant offspring
1555
First Known Use of prattle
1555
PRATTLE Defined for English Language Learners
prattle
playDefinition of prattle for English Language Learners
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: to talk for very long about something that is not important or interesting
PRATTLE Defined for Kids
Definition of prattle for Students
prattled
;prattling
: to talk a great deal about unimportant or uninteresting things
Definition of prattle for Students
: uninteresting or unimportant talk Amy's happy prattle became intolerable. — Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer
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