prate
Third Person
prates
Present Participle
prating
Past Tense
prated
Past Participle
prated
1
to talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way
- Despite being focused on the meeting agenda, he continued to prate about irrelevant personal anecdotes.
- The speaker prated on and on, losing the attention of the audience with each meandering tangent.
- The conference speaker warned participants not to prate during the sessions, as it could disrupt the flow of information.
- As the interviewee continued to prate about unrelated topics, the journalist struggled to redirect the conversation.
- The radio host had a tendency to prate, filling the airwaves with nonsensical banter.