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present tense third-person singular of prate
Synonyms of prates
(Entry 1 of 2)
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
- the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich
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prates
nounplural of prate
Synonyms of prates (Entry 2 of 2)
as in prattles, palavers
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for prates
- babbles,
- chatter,
- chin-wag
- [slang],
- chitchats,
- confabulations,
- gabfests,
- gossip,
- natters
- [chiefly British],
- palavers,
- prattles,
- raps,
- small talk,
- table talk
- round-robins,
- roundtables
- (or less commonly round tables),
- symposia
- (or symposiums)
- chats,
- colloquies,
- conversations,
- converses,
- dialogues
- (also dialogs),
- discourses,
- discussions,
- exchanges
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