prate
21prate — see prattle * * * [preɪt] see prattle …
22prate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. chatter, babble. See loquacity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly: babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prattle. See WORDS. 2. To talk… …
23prate — preɪt v. chatter, talk about trivial matters, babble, gab; express foolishly, utter using nonsensical talk …
24prate — 1) pater 2) taper …
25prate — verb talk foolishly or at tedious length. Origin ME: from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. praten, prob. of imitative origin …
26prate — verb (intransitive + on/about) old fashioned to talk in a meaningless, boring way about something …
27prate — v 1. palaver, blab, bleat, Inf. gab; gush, Inf. spout, Sl. run off or on at the mouth; gossip, buzz, tell tales, repeat everything one hears; be loquacious or talkative, ramble, maunder. 2. babble, twaddle, Brit. twattle, blather, drivel; talk… …
28prate — [[t]preɪt[/t]] v. prat•ed, prat•ing, n. 1) to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble 2) to utter in empty or foolish talk 3) the act of prating 4) empty or foolish talk • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < MD praeten. Cf. prattle prat′er, n.… …
29prate — v. & n. v. 1 intr. chatter; talk too much. 2 intr. talk foolishly or irrelevantly. 3 tr. tell or say in a prating manner. n. prating; idle talk. Derivatives: prater n. prating adj. Etymology: ME f. MDu., MLG praten, prob. imit …
30prate like a parrot — talk incessantly, repeat what others say, chatter, talk nonsense …
