Thesaurus results for PRATED

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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Deputies and politicos chatted over festive music while the local news played silently on a big screen at El Pescador Bar and Grill in Carson, which served as Luna’s campaign headquarters on Tuesday.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Her husband, Tracy Letts, chatted intimately with her TV husband, Morgan Spector, wearing matching Margiela with his real-life wife, Rebecca Hall.

— The Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of chatted

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Teton talked to a senior crew member who said that many hadn’t been given transportation off the ship or help with their visas.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
His daughters sharpened their communication skills, talked to friends and family, and set up their own playdates.

— Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of talked

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Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of conversed

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Suspended in a pool, holding onto an oxygen mask as her teeth chattered, Julia Wolf began to seriously consider the possibility of hypothermia.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Some raved about the experience to those in line while others chattered among themselves about their thoughts.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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