prattled; prattling
ˈprat-liŋ 
ˈpra-tᵊl-iŋ
: to say in an unaffected or childish manner
1
: trifling or empty talk
2
: a sound that is meaningless, repetitive, and suggestive of the chatter of children
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Examples of prattle in a Sentence
Verb
They prattled on into the night, discussing school, music, and friends.
spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing in particular
Noun
parents often claim to understand the prattle of their infant offspring
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 July 2024
The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
With more than half of Senate Republicans now officially backing Mr. Trump’s bid for president, those entreaties are becoming harder to ignore as prattle from Palm Beach.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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Verb
And as the girl prattles on, Bounds realizes that she herself will never be asked that question again.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 July 2024
The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Noun
The larcenous prattle is, in this sense, a typically Wiig-ian set piece: sunny, strained and flailing for dignity.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
With more than half of Senate Republicans now officially backing Mr. Trump’s bid for president, those entreaties are becoming harder to ignore as prattle from Palm Beach.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Prattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prattle. Accessed 31 Jul. 2024.
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