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prattle

1. prat.tle \'prat-*l\ \'prat-lin, -*l-in\ \'prat-l*r, -*l-*r\ \-lin-le-, 
   -*l-in-\ vb or prat.tling [LG pratelen; akin to MD praten to prate] 1: 
   PRATE  2: to utter meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children 
    : to say lightly and artlessly : BABBLE  - prattler n
2. prattle n 1: trifling or empty talk  2: a sound that is meaningless, 
   repetitive, and suggestive of the chatter o f children