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pratting around

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

Meaning of prat around

Verb

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

  1. (Ireland, UK, informal, intransitive) To behave foolishly.

Questions about pratting around

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

Words near pratting around in the dictionary

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

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