PRATTLE


Meaning of PRATTLE in English

/ ˈprætl; NAmE / verb

[ v ] prattle (on / away) (about sb/sth) ( old-fashioned , often disapproving ) to talk a lot about unimportant things :

She prattled on about her children all evening.

►  prat·tle noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Middle Low German pratelen , from praten , probably of imitative origin.

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