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pratting about

pratting about is the present participle and gerund of prat about.

Meaning of prat about

Verb

prat about (third-person singular simple present prats about, present participle pratting about, simple past and past participle pratted about)

  1. (informal) To waste time doing pointless or silly things
    • What are you pratting about with now? Get your homework done.
  2. (informal) To fail to do something correctly, and so consider the time to be wasted.
    • I spent the weekend pratting about with the central heating and got absolutely nowhere with it!

Questions about pratting about

What is pratting about the present participle and gerund of?
Pratting about is the present participle and gerund of prat about.

Words near pratting about in the dictionary

  1. prattfall
  2. prattfalls
  3. Prattian
  4. prattie
  5. pratties
  6. pratting about
  7. pratting around
  8. prattish
  9. prattle
  10. prattlebox
  11. prattleboxes

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