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Word of the Day – Prattle

By September 15, 2025Word of the Day

Prattle (verb)

prat-l

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

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

Example sentences

“Oh he did like to prattle on, I could barely stand to keep listening to him.”

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