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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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But I am transgressing the rule I laid down for myself in the outset of these stories—not to prate much about my own pets.
STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS: WITH PICTURES TO MATCHFRANCIS C. WOODWORTHAfter that let him who will prate of the feeling of identity and the consciousness of self.
MARGUERITEANATOLE FRANCENeither shalt thou prate even to thy own heart of 'those secrets known to all.'
SARTOR RESARTUSTHOMAS CARLYLEUds life, Ill stick my knife in your guts an you prate to me so!
THE MERMAID SERIES. EDITED BY H. ELLIS. THE BEST PLAYS OF THE OLD DRAMATISTS. THOMAS DEKKER. EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY ERNEST RHYS.THOMAS DEKKERMy fanaticism is, that I insist on the American people abolishing Slavery, or ceasing to prate of the rights of man.
NO COMPROMISE WITH SLAVERYWILLIAM LLOYD GARRISONThink well over this,—you who preach the gospel of man's pre-eminence;—you who prate of God and know nothing whatsoever about Him!
ANIMAL GHOSTSELLIOTT O'DONNELLI would fain have your lordship think that we have small reason to prate.
A SELECT COLLECTION OF OLD ENGLISH PLAYS, VOLUME 10 (OF 15)VARIOUS"Old age is privileged to prate, I suppose," said Mrs. Arnold, feebly attempting to smile.
THE INCENDIARYW. A. (WILLIAM AUGUSTINE) LEAHYBut how can you prate of 'fruit' in so commonplace a fashion, and then shower me with works of art, full of delicious mystery?
MAVIS OF GREEN HILLFAITH BALDWINHe was captured red-handed in the act at yonder window, listening to that which he may never know and live to prate about.
THE MASTER OF APPLEBYFRANCIS LYNDEWORDS RELATED TO PRATE
- advertise
- aggrandize
- attract attention
- blow
- blow one's own horn
- blow smoke
- bluster
- bully
- cock-a-doodle-doo
- con
- congratulate oneself
- crow
- exaggerate
- exult
- fake
- flatter oneself
- flaunt
- flourish
- gasconade
- give a good account of oneself
- gloat
- glory
- grandstand
- hug oneself
- jive
- lay on thick
- prate
- preen
- psych
- puff
- shoot
- shovel
- show off
- showboat
- shuck
- sling
- sound off
- strut
- swagger
- talk big
- triumph
- vapor
- advertised
- aggrandized
- attracted attention
- blew
- blew one's own horn
- blew smoke
- blustered
- bullied
- cock-a-doodle-dooed
- congratulated oneself
- conned
- crowed
- exaggerated
- exulted
- faked
- flatter oneself
- flaunted
- flourished
- gasconaded
- gave a good account of oneself
- gloated
- gloried
- grandstanded
- hugged oneself
- jived
- lay on thick
- prated
- preened
- psyched
- puffed
- shot
- shoveled
- showboated
- showed off
- shucked
- slung
- sounded off
- strutted
- swaggered
- talked big
- triumphed
- vapored
- advertises
- aggrandizes
- attracts attention
- blows
- blows one's own horn
- blows smoke
- blusters
- bullies
- cock-a-doodle-doos
- congratulates oneself
- cons
- crows
- exaggerates
- exults
- fakes
- flatter oneself
- flaunts
- flourishes
- gasconades
- gives a good account of oneself
- gloats
- glories
- grandstands
- hugs oneself
- jives
- lies on thick
- prates
- preens
- psyches
- puffs
- shoots
- shovels
- showboats
- shows off
- shucks
- slings
- sounds off
- struts
- swaggers
- talks big
- triumphs
- vapors
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.