1
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing in particular
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2
as in chattering
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
stop prattling and calmly tell us the news
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prattling
Noun
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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
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The two had spent hours chatting as Shamblin drank hard ciders on a remote Texas roadside.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Had the best time visiting Harvard Business School and chatting with some seriously brilliant minds!—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Now Carmelo can be seen at every Syracuse game, chattering constantly to Kiyan and his teammates.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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For the next 30 minutes, the remaining attendees and protesters stood in consternation, chattering nervously.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Tucked between Sedona's iconic red sandstone cliffs and the babbling Oak Creek, L’Auberge de Sedona has long been considered one of Arizona's most inviting retreats.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Holding back tears, Christine Ulrich recalls how her daughter Veda once loved dancing, drawing and babbling.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Frankly, talking cost per use, the nail care hack pays for itself.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Seconds before the shooting, Good and her wife are seen talking to Ross.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The move seemed to surprise Fallon, who naturally tried to quell her tears by shouting at her.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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As the speeches began, chaos consumed the day as air horns were blasted, pages from pornographic magazines thrown down from the balconies and white mice released on to the floor, before the ‘nun’ started dancing up and down the aisles shouting comic profanity.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Now the babble about them is back.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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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
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After reading Wuoronos’ story, Pralle began conversing with her through letters, eventually persuading Wuornos to let Pralle adopt her.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sitting with Williams now in meetings, conversing with him over text and stopping him for advice sometimes in the hallways, players are learning from his humanity.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Prattling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prattling. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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