prattle

Mr. Friedman’s book is full of technocorporate prattle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

I can’t think of many, but if you ask any “SNL” diehard — even just a regular viewer — about Michaels, they’ll likely prattle off some fun facts to you.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

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

In the background, I can hear the prattle of the child, and Tom says something away from the phone, something I can’t hear.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

I think often about his 2014 appearance on “WTF with Marc Maron” because you can hear Maron’s frustration at Mulaney’s composure build while he prattles charmingly on.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023

Rachel, who narrates the novel, prattles on about her love life, her parents, and the cartoonishly loud suits of her journalist boss.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2020

Like Judge Moore, he prattles about the Constitution; like Judge Moore, he hasn't read it and couldn't understand it if he should read it.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2017

White Pants! over and over again while Len prattles on.

From Time ● May 23, 2012

At three years of age, he prattles like my father did, but I attend to every lisping word he speaks.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

"With Obama, we won an election that everyone said couldn't be won," he prattled on in a speech in Washington, D.C. last week.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2023

Ever since a tiny Jonathan Lipnicki prattled on about the weight of the human head in “Jerry Maguire,” a parade of overzealous kid prodigies have appeared on-screen and quickly worn out their welcomes.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2018

In another segment, after seeing a dump truck on the streets of New York, he prattled on giddily, “Honk! Honk! goes the truck.”

From The New Yorker ● May 8, 2017

She prattled on to her husband and dug around in her black matelassé purse.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017

Rosy did not give a hoot about the priority of the creation of the helical theory and, as Francis prattled on, she displayed increasing irritation.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

A rabbit in full formal attire, prattling on about his tardiness?

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025

I used my prattling pate and said, “You’re beautiful.”

From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2022

In the film, Sally Field portrayed the ex-wife, an imperious interior designer prattling on about Regency-style tables and Flemish tapestries.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2021

A natural modesty prevents him from prattling on about himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2021

Delly, prattling on about the niceness of people.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins