prattle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
    chin music; prate; blether; idle talk.
  2. verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
    prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.

WordNet

Prat"tle intransitive verb
Etymology
Freq. of prate.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Prattled ; present participle & verbal noun Prattling
Definitions
  1. To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.
Prat"tle transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason. Addison.
Prat"tle noun
Definitions
  1. Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble.
    Mere prattle, without practice. Shak.

Webster 1913