Prattle

/ˈpræt(ə)l/

Meaning & Definition

noun

Meaningless or foolish talk; babble.

Her prattle during dinner was a source of amusement for everyone.

A series of foolish or meaningless statements.

The meeting was filled with the prattle of people who had nothing important to say.

verb

To talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; to babble.

The children prattled on about their day at school.

To make meaningless or foolish talk.

He prattled about the weather as if it were the most important subject.

Middle English prattlen, frequentative of prat, variant of prat(v) 'to prate.'

prattle on

To continue talking in a foolish or inconsequential manner.

prattle like a child

To talk in a naive or simplistic way.

don't prattle

A command to stop talking foolishly or unnecessarily.

prattlebox

A person who talks excessively.

prattler

One who prattles; a chatterer.

To engage in meaningless chatter.

Stop prattling and get to the point!

To babble or speak without substance.

He just keeps prattling about nothing important.