prattle

FREQ #43636

vi. 小孩般说话, 闲聊, 胡说 vt. 天真地说 n. 闲扯, (小孩般)咿咿呀呀的话

发音

其它 /ˈpɹætəl/

词形变化

prattled prattles 三单 prattles prattling prattling 现在分词 prattled 过去式 prattled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Silly, childish talk; babble.

    不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.

    及物/不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

blether chin music prate

上位词 5

chatter yak cackle yack yakety-yak
动词

同义词 10

chatter clack blab blabber tattle gabble gibber maunder palaver piffle

上位词 6

talk speak mouth utter verbalize verbalise

下位词 5

babble blather blether blither smatter

词源

From prate + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch pruttelen and Dutch preutelen (“to mutter”).

来源：wiktionary