prattle

prat·tle

P0503900 (prăt′l)v. prat·tled, prat·tling, prat·tles v.intr. To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; babble or prate.v.tr. To utter or express by chattering foolishly or babbling.n. Idle or meaningless chatter; babble.

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[ Frequentative of prate.]

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prat′tler n.prat′tling·ly adv.

prattle

(ˈprætəl) vb1. (intr) to talk in a foolish or childish way; babble2. (tr) to utter in a foolish or childish waynfoolish or childish talk[C16: from Middle Low German pratelen to chatter; see prate] ˈprattler n ˈprattlingly adv

prat•tle

(ˈpræt l)

v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.i. 1. to talk in a childish or simple-minded way; chatter or babble; prate. v.t. 2. to utter by chattering or babbling. n. 3. the act of prattling. 4. chatter; babble. [1525–35; < Middle Low German pratelen to chatter, frequentative of praten to prate; see -le] prat′tler, n.

prattle

Past participle: prattled
Gerund: prattling

Imperative
prattle
prattle

Present
I prattle
you prattle
he/she/it prattles
we prattle
you prattle
they prattle

Preterite
I prattled
you prattled
he/she/it prattled
we prattled
you prattled
they prattled

Present Continuous
I am prattling
you are prattling
he/she/it is prattling
we are prattling
you are prattling
they are prattling

Present Perfect
I have prattled
you have prattled
he/she/it has prattled
we have prattled
you have prattled
they have prattled

Past Continuous
I was prattling
you were prattling
he/she/it was prattling
we were prattling
you were prattling
they were prattling

Past Perfect
I had prattled
you had prattled
he/she/it had prattled
we had prattled
you had prattled
they had prattled

Future
I will prattle
you will prattle
he/she/it will prattle
we will prattle
you will prattle
they will prattle

Future Perfect
I will have prattled
you will have prattled
he/she/it will have prattled
we will have prattled
you will have prattled
they will have prattled

Future Continuous
I will be prattling
you will be prattling
he/she/it will be prattling
we will be prattling
you will be prattling
they will be prattling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prattling
you have been prattling
he/she/it has been prattling
we have been prattling
you have been prattling
they have been prattling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prattling
you will have been prattling
he/she/it will have been prattling
we will have been prattling
you will have been prattling
they will have been prattling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prattling
you had been prattling
he/she/it had been prattling
we had been prattling
you had been prattling
they had been prattling

Conditional
I would prattle
you would prattle
he/she/it would prattle
we would prattle
you would prattle
they would prattle

Past Conditional
I would have prattled
you would have prattled
he/she/it would have prattled
we would have prattled
you would have prattled
they would have prattled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prattle - idle or foolish and irrelevant talkblether, chin music, idle talk, pratechatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak, cackle - noisy talk
Verb	1.	prattle - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlyblabber, palaver, piffle, prate, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chattermouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

prattle

verb1. chatter, babble, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), run on, rabbit on (Brit. informal), witter on (informal), patter, drivel, clack, twitter, jabber, gabble, rattle on, blather, blether, run off at the mouth (slang) She prattled on until I wanted to scream.noun1. chatter, talk, babble, waffle (informal), rambling, wittering (informal), prating, drivel, jabber, gabble, blather, blether I had had enough of his mindless prattle.

prattle

verb1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prate.2. To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, rattle (on), run on.Informal: go on, spiel.Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak.Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze.noun1. Unintelligible or foolish talk:babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, twaddle.2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, small talk.Slang: gab, gas, yak.

Translations

孩子气的话孩子般地谈话闲谈

prattle

(ˈprӕtl) verb to talk or chatter about unimportant things or like a child. 閒談，孩子般地談話 闲谈，孩子般地谈话 noun childish talk; chatter. 孩子氣的話，閒談 孩子气的话，闲谈