Prattling Meaning in English
word · lemma: prattle
ˈpɹætɫɪŋ
PRAT-ling
pɹˈætlɪŋ
PRAT-ling
释义
Talking for a long time about unimportant things, often in a silly or childlike way.
用法与细微差别
"Prattling" is informal, often used to describe annoying, childish, or meaningless talk. Common with children or when someone is talking without much purpose. Synonyms include "babbling" and "chattering". Rarely used in a positive way.
Spanish: parloteo - balbuceoPortuguese (BR): tagarelice - falatórioPortuguese (PT): tagarelice - palavreadoChinese (Simplified): 喋喋不休 - 唠叨Chinese (Traditional): 喋喋不休 - 囉唆Hindi: बकबक - बेकार बातेंArabic: ثرثرة - كلام فارغBengali: বকবক করা - অর্থহীন কথা বলা - শিশুসুলভ কথা বলাRussian: болтовня - пустая болтовня - лепетJapanese: おしゃべりする - ぺちゃくちゃ話すVietnamese: lèm bèm - nói huyên thuyên - nói líu loKorean: 재잘거리다 - 쓸데없이 떠들다Turkish: gevezelik etmek - boş gevezelik - saçma sapan konuşmakUrdu: بک بک کرنا - بے معنی باتیں کرناIndonesian: mengoceh - cerewet - berceloteh
例句
The children were prattling by the playground.
basic
She ignored his prattling and continued reading.
basic
His prattling was starting to get on my nerves.
basic
They kept prattling about the latest gossip for hours.
natural
I could hear my roommate prattling away on the phone.
natural
Instead of giving advice, he just kept prattling on and on.
natural