prating 1 of 2

present participle of prate

prating

2 of 2

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prating
Verb
  • The unusual love story began when Wika started chatting with Kasper, an AI designed to simulate human conversation and companionship.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Ratajkowski appeared in the background of one photo, seemingly chatting with Butler.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.
    Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Most of the clientele were families of Asian tourists, talking neither to us nor among themselves.
    Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Then a production assistant — a famously low-paying, entry-level job on film and TV sets — McGuirk happened to be near the camera operator, who was talking on the phone, when a colleague radioed to ask him to attend a rehearsal.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Upon conversing with generative AI, the AI might agree with them that their suspicions are probably correct.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • McLaren and her team work on residential and commercial projects nationwide, incorporating an artful blend of styles and plenty of surprising details, from bold wall conversing to unexpected color palettes.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This obviously includes scoring a reservation at Oreade, where Bacciottini turns to the land and tradition for the menu—and enjoying quiet mornings where breakfast looks out to Tuscany’s famous rolling hills, with birds and cicadas chattering in the background.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But ultimately, it's created a lot of yammering and once everyone went to video and once old school mainstream show business started to collapse in on itself, people were really able through bubbles and tribalization, able to build their own show business empires.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Broncos Keidron Smith and Levelle Bailey were in the mix, and Nik Bonitto joined the jawing despite not being in pads.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The wind howled, rattling metal signs and tugging at our clothes as the dust swallowed everything in sight.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As in his previous films, a clanking, rattling soundscape constructed entirely in post is an artisanal marvel, immersing viewers both in the perilous metallic din of a maybe-sinking ship, and the comforting artifice of analog movie-making.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Prating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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