prattle (n.)
- absurdity
- amphigory
- babble
- babbling
- balderdash
- blab
- blabber
- blather
- blether
- bombast
- bull
- bullshit
- bunk
- bunkum
- cackle
- chat
- chatter
- chattering
- clack
- claptrap
- clatter
- comment
- conversation
- crap
- discourse
- dither
- drivel
- drool
- elocution
- fiddle-faddle
- flummery
- folderol
- foolishness
- fudge
- fustian
- gab
- gabble
- gam
- gammon
- garbage
- gas
- gibber
- gibberish
- gobbledygook
- gossip
- guff
- gush
- haver
- hocus-pocus
- hogwash
- hooey
- humbug
- jabber
- jabbering
- jabberwocky
- jargon
- jaw
- language
- moonshine
- nonsense
- palaver
- parole
- patter
- piffle
- poppycock
- prate
- rant
- rapping
- rattle
- rigamarole
- rigmarole
- rodomontade
- rot
- rubbish
- speaking
- speech
- spout
- swill
- talk
- talking
- tattle
- tete-a-tete
- tittle-tattle
- trash
- trumpery
- twaddle
- vapor
- vaporing
- visit
- waffle
- words
- yak
prattle (v.)
- babble
- blab
- blabber
- blather
- blether
- blither
- bull
- bullshit
- bunk
- cackle
- chat
- chatter
- clack
- clatter
- comment
- crap
- discourse
- dither
- drivel
- drool
- fudge
- gab
- gabble
- gas
- gibber
- gossip
- gush
- humbug
- jabber
- jaw
- maunder
- moonshine
- natter
- palaver
- parole
- patter
- piffle
- prate
- rant
- rattle
- rot
- rubbish
- spout
- swill
- talk
- tattle
- tittle-tattle
- trash
- twaddle
- visit
- waffle
- words
- yak
As in a theatre, the eyes of men,
After a well-graced actor leaves the stage,
Are idly bent on him that enters next,
Thinking his prattle to be tedious.