prate

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.

Verb

To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.

Concepten

babbelen

roddelen

wauwelen

Synoniemen

chatter

babble

prattle

gabble

blabber

twaddle

palaver

clack

tittle-tattle

gibber

maunder

tattle

piffle

talk nonsense

idle talk

blather

gab

blab

gossip

mumble

talk much

murmur

drivel

blether

burble

chin music

jabber

chitchat

tittle tattle

talk incoherently

talk too much

yapp

talk idly

babblement

rattle away

chin wagging

bla-bla

yaff

prittle prattle

blatter

boast

brag

brawl

cackle

claptrap

droning

garrulity

garrulousness

gob

grumble

gush

hot air

jibber

mutter

natter

rattle

say

🗣️

spatter

spiel

spout

talk

🗣️

talk small talk

talk through one’s hat

waffle

🧇

yammer

yap

blah-blah

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɹeɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: praten

Verwant aan Nederlands: praten

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: praten

Verwant aan Deens: prate

Verwant aan Zweeds: prata

Verwant aan Faeröers: práta

Verwant aan IJslands: prata

Verwant aan Pools: bredzić

Verwant aan Lets: bradāt

In summary

From Middle English praten; related to Dutch praten (“to talk, chat”), Low German praten, Danish prate, Swedish prata (“to talk, prate”), Faroese práta (“to talk, gossip”), Icelandic prata; all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *prattuz (“idle or boastful talk, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *brodno- (“to wander, rove”). Cognate with Polish bredzić (“to rave, jabber”), Latvian bradāt (“to talk nonsense”).