prate
verb/preɪt/
/preɪt/
[intransitive] (old-fashioned, disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prate | /preɪt/ /preɪt/ |
| he / she / it prates | /preɪts/ /preɪts/ |
| past simple prated | /ˈpreɪtɪd/ /ˈpreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle prated | /ˈpreɪtɪd/ /ˈpreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form prating | /ˈpreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈpreɪtɪŋ/ |
- prate (on) (about something) to talk too much in a stupid or boring wayWord Originlate Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German praten, probably of imitative origin.
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