Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prating

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: prat-ing
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of prate

noun

foolish chatter

Example Sentences

"The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall."
"a tale will pay no stipend. These fifty winters have I borne this staff, And will not lose my porridge for my prating."

Inflected Forms

pratings (plural)

Questions

What does prating mean?: present participle and gerund of prate

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