HyperDic: prate

English > 2 senses of the word prate:
NOUNcommunicationprate, prattle, idle talk, blether, chin musicidle or foolish and irrelevant talk
VERBcommunicationprate, chatter, piffle, palaver, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabblespeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
English > prate: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaningidle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
Synonymsprattle, idle talk, blether, chin music
Broaderyak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cacklenoisy talk
Spanishcháchara, conversación insustancial, conversación vana, disparate, parleta
Catalanclaca, enraonadissa, rall, xerrola
Verbspratespeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
English > prate: 2 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaningspeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
PatternSomebody ----s
ModelSam and Sue prate
Synonymschatter, piffle, palaver, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
Narrowerbabble, blather, smatter, blether, blitherTo talk / talk foolishly
Broadertalk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseExpress in speech
Spanishcharlar, cotillear, disparatar, garlar, parlotear
Catalandesbarrar, garlar, parlotejar, xerrar
Nounsprateidle or foolish and irrelevant talk
prateran obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

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