verb
- to talk foolishly or at tedious length
Usage: often implies empty or meaningless chatter
Examples
- He would prate on about his achievements for hours.
- Stop prating and get to the point.
- The politician continued to prate despite losing the audience’s attention.
- She grew tired of listening to him prate about trivial matters.
- Don’t prate about things you don’t understand.
- The old man would prate endlessly about the good old days.