verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
on
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For the rest of the journey Maria prattled on about Bradford, but Ruth did not hear a word.
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At dinner they prattled on about the war.
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The lawmakers prattle on about wanting greater continuity.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the prospect of the world's leaders prattling away while the Earth burns around them is a pretty gloomy one.
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At dinner they prattled on about the war.
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For the rest of the journey Maria prattled on about Bradford, but Ruth did not hear a word.
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How the hell was he going to get the information he required from her with the conductor prattling about?
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Mme Bluot was most impressed when she heard Didier enter the shop, prattling in a language she did not understand.
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She's a loose-tongued, prattling creature, like most women of her class.
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The Colleen - what a tiring girl she sounds - prattled incessantly of horses.
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To gossip: to natter, to prattle , to chatter, to tittle-tattle, to jabber, to jaw.