Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prattling

/pɹˈætlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: prat-tling
IPA: /pɹˈætlɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of prattle

noun

Prattle; foolish speech.

Example Sentences

"I haue heard of your pratlings too wel enough."
"The boy, who had been regarding him with the tolerant curiousness one accords to the prattlings of the feeble-minded, answered promptly."

Inflected Forms

prattlings (plural)

Rhymes With

rattling gatling spratling

Questions

How do you pronounce prattling?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈætlɪŋ/.
What does prattling mean?: present participle and gerund of prattle

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