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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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Residents formed a group chat to document Wiley's behavior with cell phones and door cameras.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones chatted about the special occasion.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of chat

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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

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

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Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
For a moment, two referees from the Falcons’ seventh training camp practice looked at each other, conversed and truly didn’t know what to rule.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of converse

Noun

Then, later that same day, Reid took to her Instagram story to seemingly dismiss the online chatter about the latest casting news.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
It's long been rumored to be called Pixel Glow, though recently there's been chatter that it'll be called HiLight.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 8 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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