[prat.tle] vb prat.tled ; prat.tling [LG pratelen; akin to MD praten to prate] vi (1532) 1: prate
2: to utter or make meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children: babble ~ vt: to say in an unaffected or childish manner -- prat.tler n -- prat.tling.ly adv
[2]prattle n (1555) 1: trifling or empty talk
2: a sound that is meaningless, repetitive, and suggestive of the chatter of children