It's better not to prattle on about meaningless things. The more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it.
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Prattle
//ˈpɹætəl//
Synonyms for "prattle" (366 found)
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Closest matches (74)
Verb(15 words)
Strong matches (109)
Noun(47 words)
Related words (183)
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maunderingmere talkmoonshinemumbo jumbomumbo-jumbonarrishkeitnatterniaiserienonsensenonsense talkoral communicationpack of nonsensepalaverpalaveringparolepatterpifflepoppycockpour forthpratingprittle prattleprittle-prattleramble onrantrappingrattlerattle onreel offrigamarolerigmarolerodomontaderotrubbishrun onskimble-skamblespeakingspeechspoutspout offstuff and nonsensestultiloquenceswilltalktalk awaytalk nonsensetalk ontalkee talkeetalkee-talkeetalkingtattletete-a-tetetinkletittle tattletittle-tattletrashtrumperytwaddletwattletwiddletwiddle-twaddletwittervaporvaporingvisitwafflewafflingwordsyakyakkety-yakyakking
Noun(75 words)
gossipgreekguffguphoaxhocus-pocushogwashhokumhooeyhorlickshorse cockhorse hockeyhorse pisshorse puckeyhorsefeathershorseshithot airhumbugidle talkirish bull
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jabberjargonjazzjibber-jabberjimjamjivejunklallationmacaronimalarkeymanuremardlemeaninglessnessmoonshinemumbo jumbonatternertznonsensepalaverpie in the skypifflepigswillpoppycockput-onrhubarbrhubarb rhubarbrigmarolerotrubbishrusesantorumscuttlebuttshitshiteskimble-skamblesmall talksquitstuffstuff and nonsensetattletommy-rottoshtrashtripetrittle trattletushtwaddlewafflewasswhiff-whaffword saladyackety-yakyapyarblesyatter
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56 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- λάλημα noun (babble)
- λαλαγή noun (babble)
- φλυαρέω verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Arabic
1 entries- بَقَّ verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Asturian
2 entries- esbabaye noun (babble)
- esbabayar verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Bulgarian
2 entries- бърборене noun (babble)
- бърборя verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Czech
1 entries- plkat verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Danish
3 entries- pludren noun (babble)
- plapre verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- pludre verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Dutch
1 entries- ratelen verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Finnish
2 entries- pälätys noun (babble)
- pälättää verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
French
1 entries- bavarder verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Galician
4 entries- barallar verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- barballar verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- esbardallar verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- laretar verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Georgian
4 entries- ლაქლაქი verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- ტიკტიკი verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- ტიტინი verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- ყბედობა verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
German
2 entries- Geplapper noun (babble)
- schwatzen verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Greek
2 entries- κελαηδώ verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- φλυαρώ verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Hungarian
1 entries- csacsog verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Irish
3 entries- cabaireacht noun (babble)
- gliogar noun (babble)
- bí ag cabaireacht verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Latin
1 entries- garriō verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Lithuanian
1 entries- vapalioti verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Macedonian
1 entries- ломоти verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Māori
4 entries- hautete verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- hote verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- pahupahu verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- tarawhete verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Norwegian
1 entries- bable noun (babble)
Polish
3 entries- bajtlować verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- paplać verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- zbajtlować verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Russian
4 entries- болтовня́ noun (babble)
- ле́пет noun (babble)
- болта́ть verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- лепета́ть verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Sanskrit
1 entries- लपति verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- goileam noun (babble)
Spanish
1 entries- parlotear verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Swedish
2 entries- joller noun (babble)
- pladder noun (babble)
Telugu
1 entries- ప్రేలు verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Vietnamese
2 entries- bi bô verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
- bập bẹ verb (to talk incessantly; to babble)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The gambling club played its very own melody gaming machines dinging, chips rattling as the seller passed them out to the players at the tables, and the prattle of individuals tossing down cash with the desire for becoming wildly successful. It resembled a festival for grown-ups. An individual could get lost for quite a long time in a spot like this.
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We prattle a lot and do little.
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You prattle a lot and do little.
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