Prattling
/ˈpræt.lɪŋ/noun
Talking in a foolish, rapid, or inconsequential way.
Did you know?Prattle and related words are part of an old expressive sound-symbolic family in English, where repeated or clipped syllables were used to imitate meaningless speech rather than describe it literally.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
pratlen
“to talk foolishly or idly; to chatter”
Late Middle English
English
prattle
“idle or foolish talk; to chatter”
Early Modern English
English
prattling
“talking idly, foolishly, or at length”
Modern English
English
prattling
“speaking in a trivial, rapid, or foolish way”