See prattle in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To talk rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly:
babble, blather, chatter, gabble, gibber, jabber, prate. See wordsTo talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:
babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, rattle (on), run on. (Informal) go on, spiel. (Slang) gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze (or bull). See words
noun
Unintelligible or foolish talk:
babble, blather, blatherskite, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, twaddle. See wordsIncessant and usually inconsequential talk:
babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, small talk. (Slang) gab, gas, yak. See words
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