D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Prattle

/prăt'-əl/ · Prat·tle · IPA /ˈpɹætəl/
01 v. i. To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
imp. & p. p. Prattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Prattling
  1. 1.
    To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
02 v. t. To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason.
  1. 1.
    To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason.
03 n. Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble.
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    Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble.
    “Mere prattle, without practice.” Shak.