Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prattler

/ˈpɹætələ(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prat-tler
IPA: /ˈpɹætələ(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who prattles or is inclined to do so.

Example Sentences

"The patrolman had the misfortune to be assigned a beat that ran past the house of Ms. McDougall, a notorious prattler and neighborhood gossip."
"“I am glad, Nanny,” says Mrs Miller, “the gentleman hath made the observation; I protest I am almost of his opinion. What can be the matter with you, child? I never saw such an alteration. What is become of all your gaiety? Would you think, sir, I used to call her my little prattler? She hath not spoke twenty words this week.”"
"[…] the lisper, the burrer, the infant prattler, and the foreign stumbler over our speech […]"

Etymology

From prattle + -er.

Inflected Forms

prattlers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce prattler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹætələ(ɹ)/.
What does prattler mean?: One who prattles or is inclined to do so.
Where does prattler come from?: From prattle + -er.

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