Nearby Words
prating
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | babble |
| Synonyms: | blab, boast, brag, chat, chatter, clash, clatter, drivel, gab, gabble, jabber, prattle, prattle. talk, runon, talk, tongue, utter, yack |
| Main Entry: | garrulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | talkative |
| Synonyms: | babbling, blabbermouth, chattering, chatty, effusive, flap jaw, gabby, glib, gossiping, gushing, long-winded, loose-lipped, loose-tongued, loquacious, motormouth, mouthy, prating, prattling, prolix, prosy, running on at the mouth, verbose, voluble, wind-bag, windy, wordy, yakkity, yakky |
| Antonyms: | mum, quiet, reserved, silent, still, untalkative |
| Main Entry: | report |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gossip, talk |
| Synonyms: | advice, blow by blow, buzz*, canard, chat, chatter, chitchat, comment, conversation, cry*, dirt*, earful, grapevine, hash, hearsay, intelligence, murmur, news, prating, rumble*, rumor, scandal, scuttlebutt, small talk, speech, tattle, the latest, tidings, whispering, word* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | babble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk trivially, often incessantly |
| Synonyms: | blab, blubber, blurt, burble, cackle, chat, chatter, gibber, go on, gossip, gush, jabber, mumble, murmur, mutter, patter, prate, prattle, rant, rave, run off at the mouth, run on, spill the beans, squeal, talk foolishly, talk incoherently, talk nonsensically, tattle, trivialize, yak, yakkety yak |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
| Main Entry: | boast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brag |
| Synonyms: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | be modest, deprecate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk boastingly |
| Synonyms: | blow one's own horn, bluster*, boast, crow*, exult, gasconade, gloat, grandstand, hotdog, jive, mouth*, pat oneself on the back, prate, puff, rodomontade, showboat, shuck, swagger, vaunt |
| Antonyms: | be modest, be quiet, deprecate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk, gossip |
| Synonyms: | babble, blab, burble, cackle, chatter, chew the fat, chew the rag, converse, gab, go on, jaw, prate, prattle*, run on, shoot the breeze, yap |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak fast and non-stop |
| Synonyms: | babble, blab, blather, cackle, chat, chitchat, clack, gab, gabble, gas*, gibber, go on and on, gossip, jabber, jaw, natter, palaver, prate, prattle*, tattle, twaddle, twiddle, yak |
| Antonyms: | drawl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brag, exult |
| Synonyms: | babble, blow, bluster, boast, cackle, caw, cock-a-doodle-doo, cry, flourish, gas, gloat, glory in, gurgle, jubilate, mouth, prate, puff, rodomontade, squawk, strut, swagger, triumph, vaunt, whoop |
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