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prate
[ preyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble:
They prated on until I was ready to scream.
verb (used with object)
- to utter in empty or foolish talk:
to prate absurdities with the greatest seriousness.
noun
- act of prating.
- empty or foolish talk.
prate
/ ±è°ù±ðɪ³Ù /
verb
- intr to talk idly and at length; chatter
- tr to utter in an idle or empty way
noun
- idle or trivial talk; prattle; chatter
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ±è°ù²¹³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è°ù²¹³Ùİù noun
- ±è°ù²¹³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·±è°ù²¹³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of prate1
Example Sentences
Claims of widespread electoral fraud would be spurious even if they weren’t made by a prating fool in front of a Philadelphia landscaping firm.
In the decades since the Cold War ended, the stakes of U.S. politics have sometimes seemed lower — low enough for voters to select a raging, prating con man.
“We have had women enough sacrificed to this sentimental, hypocritical prating about purity,†she wrote to her friend Lucretia Mott.
Trump is not only a preening, prating fool; he has set his own interests above the interests of the nation.
"A panoply of profs line up to explain that the science on climate change is now unequivocal, never mind the brief clip of Donald Trump prating: 'It's a hoax, it's a hoax, OK'."
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