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Prate

Prate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Prate? [n] idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [v] speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Synonyms \| Synonyms for Prate: blab \| blabber \| blether \| chatter \| chin music \| clack \| gabble \| gibber \| idle talk \| maunder \| palaver \| piffle \| prattle \| prattle \| tattle \| tittle-tattle \| twaddle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Prate: absurdity \| amphigory \| babble \| babblement \| balderdash \| bavardage \| bibble-babble \| blab \| blabber \| blah-blah \| blather \| blether \| blethers \| blow \| bombast \| brag \| bull \| bullshit \| cackle \| caquet \| caqueterie \| chat \| chatter \| chitter-chatter \| clack \| claptrap \| clatter \| cock-a-doodle-doo \| crow \| dither \| double-talk \| drivel \| drool \| fiddledeedee \| fiddle-faddle \| flummery \| folderol \| fudge \| fustian \| gab \| gabble \| galimatias \| gammon \| gas \| gasconade \| gibber \| gibberish \| gibble-gabble \| go on \| gobbledygook \| gossip \| guff \| gush \| haver \| hocus-pocus \| hot air \| humbug \| idle talk \| jabber \| jargon \| jaw \| mere talk \| mouth \| mumbo jumbo \| narrishkeit \| natter \| niaiserie \| nonsense \| nonsense talk \| pack of nonsense \| palaver \| patter \| piffle \| pour forth \| prating \| prattle \| prittle-prattle \| puff \| ramble on \| rant \| rattle \| rattle on \| reel off \| rigamarole \| rigmarole \| rodomontade \| rubbish \| run on \| skimble-skamble \| spout \| spout off \| stuff and nonsense \| stultiloquence \| talk away \| talk nonsense \| talk on \| talkee-talkee \| tittle-tattle \| trash \| trumpery \| twaddle \| twattle \| twiddle-twaddle \| vapor \| vaporing \| vaunt \| waffle \| waffling \| yak \| yakkety-yak See Also \| babble \| blather \| blether \| blither \| cackle \| chatter \| mouth \| smatter \| speak \| talk \| utter \| verbalise \| verbalize \| yack \| yak \| yakety-yak Prate In Webster's Dictionary \Prate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prating}.] [Akin to LG. & D. praten, Dan. prate, Sw. & Icel. prata.] To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly; to babble. To prate and talk for life and honor. --Shak. And make a fool presume to prate of love. --Dryden. \Prate\, v. t. To utter foolishly; to speak without reason or purpose; to chatter, or babble. What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate, When thou, his knave, canst talk at such a rate ! --Dryden. \Prate\, n. [Akin to LG. & D. praat, Sw. prat.] Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity. Sick of tops, and poetry, and prate. --Pope.

Prate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Prate?

[n] idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
[v] speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Prate In Webster's Dictionary

\Prate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Prating}.] [Akin to LG. & D. praten, Dan. prate, Sw. & Icel.
prata.]
To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to
speak foolishly; to babble.

      To prate and talk for life and honor.    --Shak.

      And make a fool presume to prate of love. --Dryden.


\Prate\, v. t.
To utter foolishly; to speak without reason or purpose; to
chatter, or babble.

      What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate, When
      thou, his knave, canst talk at such a rate ! --Dryden.


\Prate\, n. [Akin to LG. & D. praat, Sw. prat.]
Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity.

      Sick of tops, and poetry, and prate.     --Pope.

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