- Childish prattle
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Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
Childish prattle
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prattle — 1. verb he prattled on for ages See chat 2. 2. noun childish prattle See chatter 1 … Thesaurus of popular words
prattle — [prat′ l] vi., vt. prattled, prattling [MLowG pratelen, akin to MDu praten, PRATE] 1. PRATE 2. to speak in a childish way; babble n. 1. idle chatter 2. childish babble prattler … English World dictionary
Prattle — Prat tle, n. Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble. [1913 Webster] Mere prattle, without practice. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prattle — 1. verb to talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble. 2. noun Silly, childish, talk; babble … Wiktionary
prattle — v. & n. v.intr. & tr. chatter or say in a childish way. n. 1 childish chatter. 2 inconsequential talk. Derivatives: prattler n. prattling adj. Etymology: MLG pratelen (as PRATE) … Useful english dictionary
prattle — I. verb (prattled; prattling) Etymology: Low German pratelen; akin to Middle Dutch praten to prate Date: 1532 intransitive verb 1. prate 2. to utter or make meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children ; babble … New Collegiate Dictionary
prattle — prat•tle [[t]ˈpræt l[/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 1) to talk in a childish or simple minded way; chatter or babble; prate 2) to utter by chattering or babbling 3) the act of prattling 4) chatter; babble • Etymology: 1525–35; < MLG pratelen to… … From formal English to slang
prat´tling|ly — prat|tle «PRAT uhl», verb, tled, tling. noun. –v.i. 1. to talk as a child does; tell freely and carelessly: »The two neighbors prattled on and on about their private lives. 2. to talk or tell in a foolish way; chatter: »to prattle in the most… … Useful english dictionary
prat´tler — prat|tle «PRAT uhl», verb, tled, tling. noun. –v.i. 1. to talk as a child does; tell freely and carelessly: »The two neighbors prattled on and on about their private lives. 2. to talk or tell in a foolish way; chatter: »to prattle in the most… … Useful english dictionary
prat|tle — «PRAT uhl», verb, tled, tling. noun. –v.i. 1. to talk as a child does; tell freely and carelessly: »The two neighbors prattled on and on about their private lives. 2. to talk or tell in a foolish way; chatter: »to prattle in the most babyish way … Useful english dictionary
babble — I. v. n. 1. Prattle, jabber, chatter, gibber, talk inarticulately. 2. Prate, chat, gossip, palaver, tattle, be loquacious, talk idly or thoughtlessly. See prate. 3. Tell secrets, tattle, blab, let the cat out of the bag. II. v. a. 1. Tell ( … New dictionary of synonyms
