plural of prate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prate

Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.

(transitive, intransitive) To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.

simple past tense and past participle of prate

present participle of prate

foolish chatter

(archaic) talkative

plural of prating

(obsolete) A person who talks too much; a chatterbox, a prater