prattle

Meaning

Synonyms

babble
22k
chatter
B1
prate
gabble
jabber
38k
twaddle
gossip
B2
palaver
clack
25k
piffle
gab
C2
maunder
tittle-tattle
blabber
32k
tattle
42k
gibber
chat
B2
blather
blab
30k

idle talk

chitchat
20k
rattle
C1

prittle prattle

gibberish
C2
talk
A1
🗣️
talkative
C2
blether
nag
C2
chattering
B1
yammer
yap
20k
chin music

ramble on

talk idly

garrulity
garrulous
garrulousness
rigmarole
say
A1
🗣️
verbalization
verbiage
verboseness
verbosity
worry
A1

at great length

chatter away

yapp

babblement

wag one’s tongue

talk like a child

Translations

babiller
bavarder
parlotear
papotage
papoter
babillage
ciarlare
هذر
plaudern

μωρολογώ

ثرثر
jaser

labern

jacasserie
bavardage
Frequency

43k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹætəl/
Etymology

Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
pruttelen
Cognate with Dutch
preutelen
In summary

From prate + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch pruttelen and Dutch preutelen (“to mutter”).

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