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verb

ˈprāt

Definition of prate

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich

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as in tattle

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Recent Examples of prate

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Erinys doesn't prate about democracy or social betterment but simply guards oil pipelines. — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 1 July 2004

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These surrogates, mostly in their 20s and 30s, provide companionship rather than specialized medical care, visiting, chatting, helping clients set up smartphones or accompanying them to medical appointments.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Through Collect Originals, a user might one day find Tom Brady chatting with Chris Costa, co-founder of CardVault by Tom Brady, about the seven-time Super Bowl winner’s card and memorabilia collection.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of chat

Noun

The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Vigilantes, Sutton says, call out and tattle on co-workers for petty crimes such as being two minutes late or a messy desk.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

Definition of tattle

Verb

Most utility websites and apps still talk to every customer the same way.

— Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
One of the employees provided a recording of the meeting to The Star, in which Sanders is heard talking to three employees about the altercation and next steps for the business.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of talk

Noun

Marouane Zotti, who plays Luca, Buteau’s love interest in Survival of The Thickest, has flown in from Italy to join the group, while Peppermint gabs with Odyssey actor and close friend Elliot Page.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
With tensions simmering, the two hit the road and find themselves on twisty lanes, in colorful villages, at local pubs, and with handsome men whose gift of the gab is surpassed only by their charm.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 5 June 2026

Definition of gab

Verb

During the interview, a mix of languages is spoken, with Ruiz conversing in Spanish, Kvaratskhelia in English and Dembele in French.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Lawmakers named the bill Adam’s Law, after Adam Raine, a California teen who died by suicide in 2025 after conversing with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of converse

Noun

Industry chatter about the potential sale quieted after Vulcan’s recent booster woes.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
That sparked chatter about potential interest from another Dominican team (such as Licey, given a connection with his uncle, Erick Aybar) and/or from teams in Venezuela, with several reportedly inquiring.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of chatter

Noun

The public is simply not buying it and is looking for an alternative. Enough of the twaddle about how voting Democratic is voting to save democracy.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2024
Perhaps News Nation is trying to assume the mantle of Fox News as a dispenser of right-wing twaddle, or (to be more charitable) of CNN as a sober neutral voice.

— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023

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