Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - prattle
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Prattle
prattle
I. verb (~d; 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 transitive verb to say in an unaffected or childish manner • ~r noun • prattlingly adverb II. noun Date: 1555 1. trifling or empty talk 2. a sound that is meaningless, repetitive, and suggestive of the chatter of children
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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) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. лепет 2. щебет (птиц) 3. журчанье (ручья) 4. пересуды; легкий, несерьезный разговор, болтовня 5. лепетать 6. щебетать (о птицах) 7. журчать (о ручье) 8. судачить; болтать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) лепет 2) болтовня 2. v. 1) лепетать; Whats she prattling on about now? She went on prattling away, but I had stopped listening. 2) щебетать (о птицах) 3) журчать (о ручье) 4) судачить; болтать Syn: see chatter ...Англо-русский словарь
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(prattles, prattling, prattled) If you say that someone prattles on about something, you are criticizing them because they are talking a great deal without saying anything important. (INFORMAL) Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wanted to scream... She prattled on as she drove out to the Highway... Archie, shut up. You’re prattling. = witter VERB: V on/away about n, V on/away, V c darkgreen]disapproval • Prattle is also a noun. What a bore it was to listen to the woman’s prattle! N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v to talk continuously about silly and unimportant things (prattle on (about)) (What's Sarah prattling on about?) - prattle n - prattler n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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