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prattle

[prat-l] / ˈpræt l /


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Influencers and phonies and maybe even the occasional real journalist prattle on in the backgrounds of scenes telling people what to think and do, often making things worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Sick, awesome, amazing, I continued to prattle on.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

I find a similar kind of nonsensical prattle in various corners of our Blue Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Without this accuracy and verification, some researchers obfuscate data broker information with prattle that mirrors marketing language.

From Scientific American • Jun. 12, 2023

‘But you always was soft. I thought you’d gone off in one o’ them ships you used to prattle about, sailing, sailing.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien