CEFR B1

prattle

verb, noun

Meaning

To talk in a foolish or simple way about things that are not important.

Examples

He was prattling on about his holiday plans.
Stop prattling and get to the point!

Synonyms: chatter, babble, natter, discourse

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prattle (B1)

verb, noun

Pronunciation: /ˈprætəl/

Definition

To talk in a foolish or simple way about things that are not important.

Examples

He was prattling on about his holiday plans.
Stop prattling and get to the point!
Her speech was full of meaningless prattle.

How to Use prattle

prattle on about (prepositional phrase): To talk at length about something unimportant. — "She could prattle on about her cats for hours."
prattle away (phrasal verb): To talk continuously and often foolishly. — "The children were prattling away about their day at school."

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