Synonyms of prate
42 similar words
Another word for prate is babble. Other synonyms of prate are waffle, blabber, bat the breeze, blab and blather.
Synonyms and similar words for prate
nounTalk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
verbTo talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
- blabber
- bat the breeze USTo chat; to shoot the breeze.
- blab
- blather
- chat
- chatter
- chew the fatTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.
- chew the ragSynonym of chew the fat.
- chinwagTo chat, to gossip.
- chit-chatTo engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters.
- chunnerTo talk tiresomely or at length; to chatter on.
- clack
- claver British, dialectalTo gossip or chit-chat.
- clepe British, dialectal
- drivel
- jabber
- gabble
- gibberTo jabber, talk rapidly and unintelligibly or incoherently.
- go on
- maunder
- natter
- palaverTo discuss with much talk.
- piffle
- prattleTo speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.
- rabbit British, dialectal
- rabbit on British, dialectalTo talk for an exceedingly long time, annoying the audience.
- ramble
- shoot the breeze USTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.
- shoot the bullTo chinwag; to talk idly.
- shoot the shit slang, vulgarTo chat casually; to gossip.
- smatter
- tattle
- twaddleTo talk or write nonsense; to prattle.
- wibble British
- witter
- yabberTo talk, jabber.
- yack
- yatterTo natter; to prattle; to chatter mindlessly.
- yap
- carp obsoleteTo talk much but to little purpose; to chatter, to prattle.
Meaning of prate
- noun Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
- verb To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
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