Prate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹeɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prate is a noun meaning Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
Meaning
Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive) To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
Example Sentences
What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate, / When thou, his knave, canst talk at such a rate!
Urania speaks with darken’d brow: ‘Thou pratest here where thou art least; This faith has many a purer priest, And many an abler voice than thou: […]’
They are not so chic, these kids. They don’t haunt press receptions or opening nights; they don’t pose as street punks in the style of Bruce Springsteen, or prate of rock & Rimbaud.
Thou ſowre and firme-ſet Earth / Heare not my ſteps, which they may walke, for feare / Thy very ſtones prate of my where-about, / And take the preſent horror from the time, / Which now ſutes with it.
Word Forms
- prates
- prating
- prated
Synonyms for prate
Depending on context, synonyms include waffle, babble, blabber, blab, blather, carp.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twaddle, blabber, gabble, chatter, prattle, gibber.
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