Prattle - English meaning

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

They babbled on about their holiday

noun

(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

The shallow river babbled over smooth rocks

combining form

Forming nouns denoting confusing or pretentious jargon, especially that characteristic of a particular field or group.

Usage examples:

Psychobabble

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Usage examples:

She began blathering on about spirituality and life after death

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

Usage examples:

All the blather coming out of washington about crime

verb

To talk for a long time in a silly or annoying way

Usage examples:

What on earth are you blathering on about?, stop blathering, woman!

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Usage examples:

There's plenty of stuff i could blether about from today

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

Usage examples:

Some stupid blether about puns surrounding the beatles

noun

→  blather informal

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Usage examples:

I won't blither on too much about the job itself

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

adjective

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

Usage examples:

A blithe disregard for the rules of the road

verb

Laugh in a loud, harsh way.

Usage examples:

She cackled with laughter

noun

A loud, harsh laugh.

Usage examples:

Her delighted cackle

verb

To make the loud sound of a chicken, or (of a person) to laugh or talk in a loud, high voice

Usage examples:

The hens cackled in alarm., he burst into cackles of laughter.

verb

Talk informally about unimportant matters.

Usage examples:

She was chattering about her holiday

noun

Informal talk.

Usage examples:

He was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter

verb

To talk continuously and usually for no serious purpose

Usage examples:

The boys and girls kept chattering during the movie., birds chattered in the trees., the printer wa…

verb

Talk or grumble monotonously.

Usage examples:

She chuntered on about her problems

verb

Present participle of chunter

Usage examples:

Al was chuntering (on) about being the last to know what was happening.

verb

To complain, especially in a low voice

Usage examples:

Al was chuntering (on) about being the last to know what was happening.

verb

Make a sharp sound or series of sounds as a result of a hard object striking another.

Usage examples:

He heard the sound of her heels clacking across flagstones

noun

A sharp sound or series of sounds.

Usage examples:

The clack of her high heels

noun

A short sound made when two hard objects hit

Usage examples:

Her shoes clacked on the tile floor.

noun

Nonsense.

Usage examples:

Don't talk such drivel!

verb

Talk nonsense.

Usage examples:

He was drivelling on about the glory days

noun

Something written or said that is completely worthless; nonsense

Usage examples:

The papers are filled with drivel about movie stars.

verb

Talk at length, typically about trivial matters.

Usage examples:

Franny walked past a woman gabbing on the phone

noun

Talk; chatter.

Usage examples:

Fans should prefer her smooth delivery to the gab prevalent around the league

verb

To talk continuously and eagerly, esp. about unimportant matters

Usage examples:

The two of us were always gabbing away., along with his gift for gab, he has a great grasp of human…

verb

Talk rapidly and unintelligibly.

Usage examples:

He gabbled on in a panicky way until he was dismissed

noun

Rapid unintelligible talk.

Usage examples:

She wasn't very good at the random gabble of teenagers

verb

To speak quickly and not clearly so that it is difficult to understand

Usage examples:

Gabble away she started gabbling away at me in spanish and i didn't understand a word., gina, as us…

noun

Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.

Usage examples:

He became the subject of much local gossip

verb

Engage in gossip.

Usage examples:

They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left

verb

Light informal conversation for social occasions

verb

Talk in a rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

He jabbered on about football

noun

Rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible speech.

Usage examples:

Now, if you're going to fight me, stop the jibber jabber and let's get started!

verb

To speak or say something quickly in a way that is difficult to understand

Usage examples:

Jay was jabbering on about this and that.

verb

Talk in a rambling manner.

Usage examples:

Dennis maundered on about the wine

verb

To talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time

Usage examples:

Tony continued to maunder on about his great passion., he maundered about her being the best thing …

verb

Talk casually, especially on unimportant matters; chat.

Usage examples:

They nattered away for hours

noun

A casual and leisurely conversation.

Usage examples:

I could do with a drink and a natter

verb

To talk continuously for a long time without any particular purpose

Usage examples:

Once he starts nattering you just can't stop him., my mother and her friends natter away on the pho…

noun

Unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure.

Usage examples:

There's a lot of palaver involved

verb

Talk unproductively and at length.

Usage examples:

It's too hot for palavering

verb

Make a repeated light tapping sound.

Usage examples:

A flurry of rain pattered against the window

noun

A repeated light tapping.

Usage examples:

The plashing patter of steady rain

verb

Talk at length without saying anything significant.

Usage examples:

She pattered on incessantly

verb

Talk foolishly or at tedious length about something.

Usage examples:

I heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half

verb

To talk stupidly, or about things that are not important, for a long time

Usage examples:

Inevitably there's some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.

verb

Talk foolishly or at tedious length about something.

Usage examples:

I heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half

verb

Present participle of prate

Usage examples:

Inevitably there's some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.

verb

Walk for pleasure in the countryside.

Usage examples:

I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

noun

A walk taken for pleasure in the countryside.

Usage examples:

Based at 18 excellent country houses, they have a wide choice of walks from gentle rambles to adven…

verb

To walk for pleasure, esp. in the countryside

Usage examples:

I love to ramble through the woods., it was hard to listen to her ramble on and on about her vacati…

adjective

(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.

Usage examples:

A rambling six-hour speech

noun

The activity of walking in the countryside for pleasure.

Usage examples:

A rambling club

verb

Walk for pleasure in the countryside.

Usage examples:

I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

verb

Dribble at the mouth; slaver.

Usage examples:

He was slabbering like a child

verb

Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.

Usage examples:

The two men talked

noun

Communication by spoken words; conversation or discussion.

Usage examples:

There was a slight but noticeable lull in the talk

verb

Gossip idly.

Usage examples:

According to some tattling sources, he never quite gave her up

noun

Gossip; idle talk.

Usage examples:

For each story of mine, a titbit of town tattle must be exchanged

verb

To secretly tell someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble

Usage examples:

Did you tattle on us to the teacher?

noun

Talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true

noun

Trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense.

Usage examples:

He dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle

verb

Talk or write in a trivial or foolish way.

Usage examples:

What is that old fellow twaddling about?

noun

Speech or writing that is silly or not true

Usage examples:

She dismissed the findings as utter twaddle/a load of old twaddle.

verb

Talk in a trivial or foolish way.

Usage examples:

Some idiot actor twattling on about his latest project

noun

Trivial or foolish speech.

verb

(of a bird) give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds.

Usage examples:

Sparrows twittered under the eaves

noun

A series of short, high-pitched calls or sounds.

Usage examples:

His words were cut off by a faint electronic twitter

noun

The name of a social networking site on the internet for communicating with people quickly

verb

Speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.

Usage examples:

He waffled on about his problems

noun

Lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.

Usage examples:

We've edited out some of the waffle

adjective

Denoting a style of fine honeycomb weaving or a fabric woven to give a honeycomb effect.

Usage examples:

The waffle material is really lightweight, but does an excellent job of keeping you warm!

verb

Speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.

Usage examples:

He waffled on about his problems

noun

Lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.

Usage examples:

We've edited out some of the waffle

noun

A failure to make up one's mind.

Usage examples:

Saying 'maybe' leaves us squandering our lives in indecisive waffle

verb

Speak at length about trivial matters.

Usage examples:

She'd been wittering on about jennifer and her illness

verb

Present participle of witter

Usage examples:

He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.

noun

A large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, used in tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide.

Usage examples:

Milk products were common in the form of sour cream and butter from cows and yaks.

verb

Talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.

Usage examples:

She wondered what he was yakking about

noun

A type of cattle with long hair and long horns, found mainly in tibet

verb

Give a sharp, shrill bark.

Usage examples:

The dachshunds yapped at his heels

noun

A sharp, shrill bark.

Usage examples:

Frenzied yaps of delight

verb

(of a small dog) to make short, high sounds

Usage examples:

If you weren’t so busy yapping you wouldn’t have missed our exit.