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prate

prate [ prayt ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle prat·ed, present participle prat·ing, 3rd person present singular prates)
Definition:
 
chatter: to talk in a silly way and at length about nothing important



noun 
Definition:
 
prattle: silly or idle talk

[15th century. < Middle Dutch praten]

prat·er noun
prat·ing·ly adverb
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