prating 1 of 2

noun

as in prattle

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prating

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verb

present participle of prate
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the young executive gratingly prated on about his weekend hobnobbing with the rich

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prating
  1. prattle
  2. chatting
  3. babble
  4. talking
  5. yammering
  6. conversing
  7. jawing
  8. chattering
Noun
  • The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of prattle
Verb
  • In the video, the popular streamers Maya Higa and FaZe Adapt sit together on a log, chatting nonchalantly as a massive grizzly bear lumbers toward them.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Google’s video showcasing this option sees the user using Chrome on a phone, where chatting with a chatbot might be easier.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of chatting
Noun
  • Companies modelled after Mary Kay that have reprised empowerment babble for their founders’ gain are mentioned but receive scarce judgment.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.
    — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of babble
Verb
  • When families of the Lincoln’s sailors started talking with reporters, their complaints were met with contempt from the top.
    — Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Taken with each other, Celine agrees to continue talking with Jesse in Vienna before his morning flight.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of talking
Noun
  • Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Thomas, for all his proprietary yammering about his young wards, turns out to have fatally underestimated them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of yammering
Verb
  • But there’s something else Sirianni realized in conversing with the chatbot.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Residents can still bask in the sunshine over dinner but feel secluded when conversing with one another.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
Definition of conversing
Noun
  • Another clip showed Brown jawing toward Sirianni and being held back by his teammates.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The two players had been going at each other throughout the game, with multiple videos capturing the two jawing at each other.
    — Matt Schubert, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of jawing
Verb
  • There was something that got a lot of people chattering in the world of math.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Some were already chattering about hitting Angine de Poitrine’s two nights at the Wiltern in December.
    — Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chattering
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“Prating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prating. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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