prattles
Talks without substance
Prattles is the third-person singular of prattle, meaning to talk at length about trivial matters in a childish or inconsequential way.
The word suggests idle chatter without substance: She prattles on about celebrity gossip.
A brook may prattle—making sounds like meaningless happy talk.
The noun prattle is such chatter itself.
Talks fast, trivially
- gossipsShares private information
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories
- idle talkAimless conversation
busybody · nosy · whispers · scandals · neighborhood · coffee klatch · natters · blabs
Talks incoherently or excessively
- chattersTalks fast, trivially
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
coos · gurgles · lisps · innocent · playful · adorable · nursery · baby talk
Unmanned aerial vehicles
- ramblesSpeaks without focus
- boresDrills or tires
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
tiresome · endless · yammers · waffles · blathers · verbose · windbag · interminable
chatters
Talks fast, trivially
- gossipsShares private information
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories
idle talk · busybody · nosy · whispers · scandals · neighborhood · coffee klatch · natters · blabs · tells tales
babbles
Talks incoherently or excessively
nonsense · coos · gurgles · lisps · innocent · playful · adorable · nursery · baby talk · rambles
drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles
- ramblesSpeaks without focus
- boresDrills or tires
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
long-winded · tiresome · endless · yammers · waffles · blathers · verbose · windbag · interminable · repetitious
prattlesdiscourses
Formal communications on subjects
expounds · deliberates · articulates · orates · lectures