prate Synonyms
prate Meaning
Wordnet
prate (n)
idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Wordnet
prate (v)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate Sentence Examples
- The incessant prate of the gossiping neighbors grated on her nerves.
- The teacher admonished the students for their constant prate during class.
- The politician's empty prate failed to convince the cynical electorate.
- The drunken man stumbled through the streets, his incoherent prate echoing through the night.
- The pedant's high-flown prate bored his audience to tears.
- The gossip columnist's salacious prate spread scandal throughout the town.
- The child's incessant prate about his favorite toys drove his parents to distraction.
- The salesman's smooth prate almost persuaded her to buy the overpriced vacuum cleaner.
- The preacher's impassioned prate ignited a fire in the hearts of his congregation.
- The writer's eloquent prate painted vivid pictures in the minds of his readers.
FAQs About the word prate
idle or foolish and irrelevant talk, speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
twaddle, chatter, gab, patter,tattle, clatter,blah-blah, clack, hocus-pocus, babble
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The incessant prate of the gossiping neighbors grated on her nerves.
The teacher admonished the students for their constant prate during class.
The politician's empty prate failed to convince the cynical electorate.
The drunken man stumbled through the streets, his incoherent prate echoing through the night.
