"prattle" meaning in English

See prattle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈprætəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prattle.wav [UK] Forms: prattle [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A prattle is a silly and childish talk. Synonyms: babble
    Sense id: simple-prattle-en-noun-ZfZgRp6c

Verb

IPA: /ˈprætəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prattle.wav [UK] Forms: prattle [canonical], prattles [third-person, singular], prattled [past], prattled [past, participle], prattling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|prattl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person prattles, they speak in a silly or childish way. Synonyms: babble
    Sense id: simple-prattle-en-verb-S8PuAgLN
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