| NOUN | communication | prate, prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
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| VERB | communication | prate, chatter, piffle, palaver, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
| Meaning | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music | |
| Broader | yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cackle | noisy talk |
| Spanish | cháchara, conversación insustancial, conversación vana, disparate, parleta | |
| Catalan | claca, enraonadissa, rall, xerrola | |
| Verbs | prate | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
| Meaning | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue prate | |
| Synonyms | chatter, piffle, palaver, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | |
| Narrower | babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither | To talk / talk foolishly |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | charlar, cotillear, disparatar, garlar, parlotear | |
| Catalan | desbarrar, garlar, parlotejar, xerrar | |
| Nouns | prate | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
| prater | an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | |
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