prattle
prattle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
- 2.To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason. Addison.
- 3.Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble. Mere prattle, without practice. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk called?
- What is to utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason. Addison called?
- What is trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble. Mere prattle, without practice. Shak called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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