Get to know Prattle better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like chatter or clack.
Prattle in a sentence
Prattle meaning
To speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.
Synonyms of Prattle
Using Prattle
- The main meaning on this page is: To speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.
- Useful related words include: prate, chatter, clack, twaddle.
- In the example corpus, prattle often appears in combinations such as: to prattle.
Context around Prattle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prattle
- In this selection, "prattle" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, words and away stand out and add context to how "prattle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as they prattle away in and begun to prattle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prattle" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prattle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the poem, the Zouave, used to killing after years of war, stabs a young child who has begun to prattle. (21 words)
Though most of its words are simple, everyday words, Prattle also works in some proper names from the plays and a few archaic terms. (24 words)
Millions of us get up and go to work with them, and come home and cook dinner as they prattle away in the background. (24 words)
Meanwhile, we’ll continue to prattle about love, as in the cover performed by Dana International and about how we’re all “beautiful creatures” like Netta Barzilai, whose new and dazzling version of “Toy” was the standout performance of the evening. (41 words)
According to the statement, “The repeated fallacy that His Excellency, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa hobnobs with Late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s sworn enemies is becoming excessively irksome and prattle. (27 words)
Though most of its words are simple, everyday words, Prattle also works in some proper names from the plays and a few archaic terms. (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
Though most of its words are simple, everyday words, Prattle also works in some proper names from the plays and a few archaic terms.
According to the statement, “The repeated fallacy that His Excellency, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa hobnobs with Late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s sworn enemies is becoming excessively irksome and prattle.
Meanwhile, we’ll continue to prattle about love, as in the cover performed by Dana International and about how we’re all “beautiful creatures” like Netta Barzilai, whose new and dazzling version of “Toy” was the standout performance of the evening.
Millions of us get up and go to work with them, and come home and cook dinner as they prattle away in the background.
In the poem, the Zouave, used to killing after years of war, stabs a young child who has begun to prattle.
Common combinations with prattle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to prattle 2×