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prated

verb

past tense of prate
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prated
  1. chatted
  2. talked
  3. conversed
  4. chattered
Verb
  • During pre-show cocktails in the Grand Tier Bar, Sigourney Weaver chatted with Frances McDormand as Katie Holmes arrived with her artist beau, Jason Bard Yarmosky.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Many people in line in Marina del Rey chatted about their favorite Sanrio characters and exchanged childhood memories.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • She's talked publicly about how the New Zealand coastal aesthetic and the California one felt like natural relatives.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Trump talked to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House yesterday.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • 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 conversed
Verb
  • As the courtroom cleared, a jumble of spectators and journalists chattered about the whiplash.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Around the family, people shared takeout dinners, swung on hammocks and chattered.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of chattered
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“Prated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prated. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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