Prittle Prattle

Pronunciation: /ˈprɪtəl ˈprætl/

Definitions of prittle prattle

noun meaningless or foolish talk or chatter

Example Sentences

A1 I don't like prittle prattle, I prefer meaningful conversations.

A2 The children's constant prittle prattle was starting to annoy the adults.

B1 The meeting was full of prittle prattle and lacked any real substance.

B2 Her prittle prattle about the weather was a welcome distraction from the serious discussion.

C1 The politician's prittle prattle failed to impress the audience, who were looking for concrete plans.

C2 Despite the CEO's attempts at prittle prattle, the investors were not convinced of the company's future success.

Examples of prittle prattle in a Sentence

formal The professor did not appreciate the prittle prattle during the lecture.

informal Stop the prittle prattle and focus on the task at hand.

slang I can't stand all the prittle prattle going on in this room.

figurative Her mind was filled with prittle prattle, making it hard to concentrate.

Grammatical Forms of prittle prattle

• past tense: prittled prattled
• plural: prittle Prattles
• comparative: more prittle prattle
• superlative: most prittle prattle
• present tense: prittle prattles
• future tense: will prittle prattle
• perfect tense: has prittled prattled
• continuous tense: is prittling prattling
• singular: prittle prattle
• positive degree: prittle prattle
• infinitive: to prittle prattle
• gerund: prittling prattling
• participle: prittled prattled

Origin and Evolution of prittle prattle

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'prittle prattle' is believed to have originated from the Old English word 'prættian', meaning to talk or chatter.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'prittle prattle' has come to be used to describe trivial or idle talk, often in a dismissive or condescending manner.