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Synonyms of prating
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in patter, yammering
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for prating
- bluster,
- bombast,
- brag,
- braggadocio,
- bull
- [slang],
- cockalorum,
- fanfaronade,
- gas,
- gasconade,
- grandiloquence,
- hot air,
- magniloquence,
- rant,
- rodomontade
- (also rhodomontade)
prating
verb
present participle of prate
Synonyms of prating (Entry 2 of 2)
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
- the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich
Synonyms for prating
- babbling,
- blabbing,
- cackling,
- chaffering
- [British],
- chattering,
- chatting,
- chinning
- [slang],
- conversing,
- gabbing,
- gabbling,
- gassing,
- jabbering,
- jawing,
- kibitzing
- (also kibbitzing),
- nattering,
- palavering,
- pattering,
- prattling,
- rapping,
- rattling,
- running on,
- schmoozing
- (or shmoozing),
- talking,
- twittering,
- visiting
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