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Nag vs Prate - What's the difference?

nag | prate |

As nouns the difference between nag and prate

is that nag is a small horse; a pony or nag can be one who while prate is talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity.

As verbs the difference between nag and prate

is that nag is to repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters while prate is to talk much and to little purpose; to chatter; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly; to babble.

nag

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) nagge'', cognate with Dutch ''negge

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small horse; a pony.
  • An old useless horse.
  • (obsolete, derogatory) A paramour.
  • * 1598 , , III. x. 11:
    • Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt – Whom leprosy o'ertake!
    Synonyms
    * (old useless horse) dobbin, hack, jade, plug
    Coordinate terms
    * (old useless horse) bum (racing )

    Etymology 2

    Probably from a (etyl) source; compare Swedish .

    Verb

    (nagg)
  • To repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters.
  • To act inappropriately in the eyes of peers, to backstab, to verbally abuse.
  • To bother with persistent memories.
    • The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.
  • Other sorts of persistent annoyance, e.g.:
    • A nagging pain in his left knee
    A nagging north wind

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who .

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    prate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity.

    • Derived terms

    * prater * pratingly * prattle * prattler

    Verb

    (prat)
  • To talk much and to little purpose; to chatter; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly; to babble.
  • * Dryden
    • What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate , / When thou, his knave, canst talk at such a rate!

    Synonyms

    * blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prattle, twaddle

    References

    * (etymology) prate'', in ''Compact Oxford English Dictionary . * (etymolohy) prate'', in ''The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language .

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