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Definition of prattle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

prattle

verb

NAmE//ˈpræt̮l//

[intransitive] prattle (on/away) (about somebody/something) (old-fashioned) (often disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they prattle

he / she / it prattles

past simple prattled

-ing form prattling

to talk a lot about unimportant things She prattled on about her vacation all evening.

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prattle noun [uncountable]

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