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Prattle vs Blather - What's the difference?

prattle | blather |

Blather is a synonym of prattle.



As verbs the difference between prattle and blather

is that prattle is to speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble while blather is to talk rapidly without making much sense.

As nouns the difference between prattle and blather

is that prattle is silly, childish, talk; babble while blather is nonsensical or foolish talk.

prattle

English

Verb

(prattl)
  • (ambitransitive) To speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble.

    • Derived terms

    * prattler * prattlingly

    Noun

    (-)
  • Silly, childish, talk; babble.
  • * c. 1603 , William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice , Act I, scene I, line 27
    • Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership.

    Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    References

    * prattle'', in ''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2000)

    Anagrams

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    blather

    English

    Alternative forms

    * blether

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.

    • Derived terms

    * blatherer * blatherskate * blatherskite * blathery

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pejorative) nonsensical or foolish talk

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Anagrams

    * English reporting verbs