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English noun: prate | |||
| 1. | prate (communication) idle or foolish and irrelevant talk | ||
| Synonyms | blether, chin music, idle talk, prattle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cackle, chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak | ||
English verb: prate | |||
| 1. | prate (communication) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue prate | ||
| Synonyms | blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter | ||
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