Added 10 October 2026
prattle
/ˈpɹætəl/ noun
In Latin: garriō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prattle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
verb
- Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
Origin
From prate + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch pruttelen and Dutch preutelen (“to mutter”).
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