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Prate (Verb)

Meaning

Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • She began to prate about her latest shopping trip, hardly pausing for breath as she rattled off a lengthy list of purchases.
  • My aunt will prate on for hours about her garden, even though no one is particularly interested in her dahlias.
  • After a few glasses of wine, he started to prate about his favorite sports team, much to the annoyance of those around him.
  • The politician's aide was known to prate about policy details, launching into lengthy explanations even when they weren't asked for.
  • As the evening wore on, the garrulous guest began to prate about everything from his job to his favorite restaurants.

Synonyms

  • Clack
  • Maunder
  • Blab
  • Prattle
  • Tattle
  • Palaver
  • Gibber
  • Gabble
  • Piffle
  • Tittle-tattle
  • Chatter
  • Twaddle
  • Blabber

Hypernyms

  • Speak
  • Verbalise
  • Talk
  • Verbalize
  • Utter

Hyponyms

  • Smatter
  • Blather
  • Blither
  • Babble

Related Words

  • Prater (noun)
  • Prate (noun)
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