1
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing in particular
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2
as in drooled
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
stop prattling and calmly tell us the news
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Tessa Thompson chatted with fellow actress Emma Roberts, who sat next to singer Ciara and posed with actress Jessica Alba.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Princess Kate and Melania chatted while Camilla watched on and looked around.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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And the 30-year-old Marinaccio was among the most impressive and talked-about relievers in Padres camp this spring.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Tandon talked to Billboard about her devoted fanbase, and the goal of traditional Indian music and why Grammy voters and contenders should listen.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Akkasca returned to the vehicle, took a video documenting the car’s lack of damage, conversed with Hertz employees and managers about it, and was told the app would talk directly to him – which was untrue, reported Carscoops.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Work is implied but never shouted.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Herzl shouted him down and insisted on political plurality.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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As Lindell babbled on about baseless conspiracy theories involving voting in De Baraso’s home state of Georgia, the 12-year-old shut him down.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Although full disclosure, those two words were muttered in the press box Sunday after Nix had thrown two unsightly picks through the first three quarters of the Broncos’ win over Tennessee.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Prattled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prattled. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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