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prattleprattle /ˈpræt̮l/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYprattleOrigin: 1500-1600 Low German pratelen VERB TABLEprattle |
| Present | I, you, we, they | prattle | | he, she, it | prattles | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | prattled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have prattled | | he, she, it | has prattled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had prattled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will prattle | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have prattled |
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| Present | I | am prattling | | he, she, it | is prattling | | you, we, they | are prattling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was prattling | | you, we, they | were prattling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been prattling | | he, she, it | has been prattling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been prattling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be prattling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been prattling |
THESAURUSconversation► talk to say things to someone, especially in a conversation: I could hear people talking in the next room. Once Lou gets talking, you know you’re going to be there a while (=starts having a conversation). ► speak (to/with somebody) to talk to someone about something, especially for a particular reason: Can I speak to you in the other room? ► discuss to talk seriously about ideas or plans: We’ll discuss the matter at the meeting. ► have a conversation (with somebody) to talk informally to another person or people in order to ask questions, exchange ideas, etc.: I had a brief conversation with him last week. ► converse formal to have a conversation with someone: Students like her because she can converse with them in their own language. ► chat (with/to somebody) (also have a chat) informal to talk to someone in a friendly way about things that are not very important: We had a nice chat about what our kids are up to. ► visit (with somebody) informal to have a conversation with someone, especially about your personal lives: The aunts and uncles were visiting in the living room. ► gossip to talk about other people’s private lives when they are not there: People have started to gossip about his wife. ► whisper to talk quietly, usually because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying: He turned to his mother and whispered something in her ear. ► go on to talk too much or for too long about something: She went on and on about how good she was at basketball. ► ramble (on) to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem organized, and that other people think is boring: He rambled on for an hour about fishing. ► chatter/prattle to talk a lot without stopping about things that are not important: She chattered happily about the party until she noticed I wasn’t listening. to talk continuously about silly and unimportant things: She prattled away, without asking him anything.► see thesaurus at talk1—prattle noun [uncountable]—prattler noun [countable] |