Noun: prattle pra-t(u)l
- Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
"The old men's prattle about the weather seemed to go on forever";
- prate, idle talk, blether [UK, dialect], chin music [US, informal], blather, twattle [UK, dialect]
- Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
"The old man prattled on about the weather";
- chatter, piffle [informal], palaver [informal], prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle [informal], clack [informal], maunder, blab [informal], gibber, tattle, blabber [informal], gabble, vapour [Brit, Cdn], vapor [US], rabbit [Brit, informal], jibber-jabber, witter [Brit, informal], twattle [UK, dialect], yatter [Brit, informal], yabber [informal]
Derived forms: prattled, prattling, prattles
Type of: chatter, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, yack [informal], yackety-yak [informal], yak [informal], yakety-yak [informal], yatter [informal]
Encyclopedia: Prattle