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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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While not immune to echoes, most people are chatting about the lineup of Czech cheeses, cured meats, and breads on offer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Many were entertained at the idea of Prince William, who is next in line to the British throne waiting patiently for his wife to finish chatting.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 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

System dates to 1960s The whole time the inspectors were in the pipe, firefighters were able to talk with them.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Before moving in, talk about money The Gottman Institute recommends that couples talk openly about income, debt and spending habits before combining households.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of talk

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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

Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
But today’s linguistic diversity may be only the shadow of a time when humans conversed in 10 times as many tongues.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

Definition of converse

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When Zayn lost the WWE title to Punk less than two weeks after winning it, there was a lot of chatter that he had been shortchanged and would never get a crack at the WWE title again.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Out on the field, chatter started from fans above the Tigers’ dugout.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 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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