prattle

UK: /ˈpræt^əl/ US: /ˈprætəl/ ,(prat′l)

Inflections of 'prattle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

prattles

v 3rd person singular

prattling

v pres p

prattled

v past

prattled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

prat•tle /ˈprætəl/   v., -tled, -tling, n. 
v. 

1. to talk in a simple-minded way;
   chatter;
   prate: [no object]
   prattling on about their jobs and their bosses.
   [~ + that clause]
   They prattled that it would be great fun to see such a star.

n. [uncountable]

2. chatter;
   babble.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

prat•tle  (prat′l), v., -tled, -tling, n. 
v.i. 

1. to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way;
   chatter;
   babble.

v.t. 

2. to utter by chattering or babbling.

n. 

3. the act of prattling.
4. chatter;
   babble:
   the prattle of children.
5. a babbling sound:
   the prattle of water rushing over stones.

• Middle Low German pratelen to chatter, frequentative of praten to prate; see -le
• 1525–35

prat′tler, n. 
prat′tling•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. gab, jabber, gabble, blab.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

prattle / ˈpræt^əl/ verb

1. (intransitive) to talk in a foolish or childish way; babble
2. (transitive) to utter in a foolish or childish way

noun

1. foolish or childish talk

Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Low German pratelen to chatter; see prate

ˈprattler noun