prattle 1 of 2

prattle

2 of 2

verb

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of prattle
Noun
The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024 With more than half of Senate Republicans now officially backing Mr. Trump’s bid for president, those entreaties are becoming harder to ignore as prattle from Palm Beach. Annie Karni, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Verb
While some critics prattle on in the comments with doubts, D'Amelio has stayed present throughout rehearsals and leaned on her costars — many of whom are also new to Broadway — to keep her concentration. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 There were no pixies prattling songs about peace in Paris. Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for prattle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prattle
Noun
  • Mesopotamian corpses, stirred by the babble of trade, wander the halls wrapped in shrouds of extravagant malice.
    David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
Verb
  • Among her recent videos documenting her conversations on Omegle, a video-chatting app for talking with strangers, the one that performed best featured a man calling her an anti-trans slur (Lee isn’t trans).
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In an exclusive with WWD, Leclerc sat down to chat about his definition of success both on and off the racetrack, working with Constant as his stylist, tapping into his creative side through his new studio and more.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Diners chattered away and ate at the restaurant while wedding guests gathered on the dance floor.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The data also added to chatter about whether a jumbo, half-percentage-point cut could be on the table in September — a conversation Jim Cramer feels is justified.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reid, who would know, says that’s nonsense.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Not to mention the Epstein files nonsense.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The working group held 10 meetings between July and September, and talked to various entities affected or interested.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Perennially delighted and deeply uncool, Tascioni gabbles about the wonders of the city while her interlocutors roll their eyes at her lack of sophistication and taste.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • And given that these are not professional actors, or even (in most cases) people who aspire to be, LaBeouf’s words to them, full of deadly serious jabber about empathy and ego, are pumped up with an intensity that feels overdone and inappropriate.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
  • Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.
    Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Verb
  • The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Students should be encouraged to converse with their AI tutor without fear of ridicule for asking questions in class.
    Steve Grubbs, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Prattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prattle. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on prattle

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!