prattle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++prat·tle /ˈprætl/ verb [intransitive] TALK TO somebodyto talk continuously about silly and unimportant things 喋喋不休，闲扯，唠叨prattle away/on What’s Sarah prattling on about? 萨拉在喋喋不休地讲什么？► see thesaurus at talk —prattle noun [uncountable] —prattler noun [countable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

prattle• How the hell was he going to get the information he required from her with the conductor prattling about?• And the prospect of the world's leaders prattling away while the Earth burns around them is a pretty gloomy one.• She's a loose-tongued, prattling creature, like most women of her class.• Mme Bluot was most impressed when she heard Didier enter the shop, prattling in a language she did not understand.• The Colleen - what a tiring girl she sounds - prattled incessantly of horses.• For the rest of the journey Maria prattled on about Bradford, but Ruth did not hear a word.• At dinner they prattled on about the war.• To gossip: to natter, to prattle, to chatter, to tittle-tattle, to jabber, to jaw.prattle away/on• For the rest of the journey Maria prattled on about Bradford, but Ruth did not hear a word.• At dinner they prattled on about the war.• The lawmakers prattle on about wanting greater continuity.• And the prospect of the world's leaders prattling away while the Earth burns around them is a pretty gloomy one.Origin prattle (1500-1600) Low German pratelen

prat·tle verbChineseSyllable

to continuously and silly about talk Corpus unimportant things

prattle
prat‧tle /ˈprætl/