verb / noun
prattle
PRAT-ul/prˈætʌl/
Foolish or childish talk that goes on at length.
She continues to prattle over tea while her companion’s attention wanders.
Etymology
Prattle adds a frequentative or diminutive ending to prate, presenting foolish talk as repeated or little chatter. Its early meaning, “talk artlessly and childishly,” helps explain the emphasis on trivial speech rather than substance.
In context
people, who, prattle, that, and, say, well we, can, detect, deception, because, the person touches, their, nose, or, covers, their mouths, that's, just, sheer, nonsense
More examples
- He grew tired of their endless prattle about celebrity gossip.
- She prattled on while the others tried to work.
- The story captures a child’s excited prattle.
Forms
prattle · prattles · prattled · prattling