talk idly
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Imagining herself in Chelsea's predicament, Monica used to talk idly, Ginsburg says, about "poor Chelsea" having to live in a college dorm with Secret Service agents nearby.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old man, you talk idly, as in time of peace, while war is at hand.
From The Iliad by Homer
Tattle, tat′l, n. trifling talk or chat.—v.i. to talk idly or triflingly: to tell tales or secrets.—n. idle talk.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Prate, prāt, v.i. to talk idly: to tattle: to be loquacious.—v.t. to speak without meaning or purpose: to let out, as a secret.—n. trifling talk.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Chatter, chat′er, v.i. to talk idly or rapidly: to sound as the teeth when one shivers.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
