Reverse Dictionary: PRATE

ADJECTIVES
1573 ► chattering, babbling, prating → TWATTLING → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1583 ► given to babbling; talkative, loquacious, garrulous, prating → BABBLATIVE 
1727 ► given to much talking; loquacious, talkative, always prating → GARRULOSE → obs.
1802 ► full of prate, given to chattering, loquacious, talkative → PRATEFUL 
1865 ► full of babble, chattering, prating, garrulous → BABBLY 
1899 ► talkative, prating, babbling, gossiping, vindictive → LONG-TONGUED → Amer. dial.

NOUNS
1532 ► idle talk, chattering, senseless babble or prating; a foolish tale → BABBLERY → obs.
1532 ► idle or empty talk; prating → BIBBLE-BABBLE 
1790 ► a croaking; a prating → CRONK → Eng. dial.
1905 ► prating → GAB → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► prating, chatter → PATE → Eng. dial. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
1303 ► a chatterer, an idle talker, a prater → JANGLER → obs.
1366 ► a foolish or idle talker; a chatterer; a prater → BABBLER 
1440 ► a talker, a prater → CARPER → obs.
1623 ► a foolish, nonsensical prater → BALATRO → BALATROUGH → BALLATROUGH → obs.
1623 ► a babbling, prating fellow; a vain talking fellow  → BALATRON → obs.
1625 ► someone who talks too much or too loud; a prater → GABBLER 
1636 ► one who prates on; a forward, talkative child; a chatterbox → PRATE-APACE 
1727 ► a person who talks foolishly; a prating, foolish fellow → MOROLOGIST → obs.
1790 ► a prating blockhead; a term of contempt for an ignorant person → JABBERKNOWL → JABBERNOWL → Eng. dial.
1793 ► a chatterer, a prater; one who talk too much or too loud → GABBER 
1841 ► a pert, talkative person; a prater; a chatterbox; a tattler → GABBIE → Sc.
1856 ► a noisy prater; a vain boaster → WINDY-WALLETS → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1905 ► a prating, garrulous person → YIRP → Sc.
1911 ► a chatterbox; a prating gossip → TATTLE-BOX → sl.
1923 ► a verbose, empty talker; a chatterbox; one who prates on endlessly → SCLORE → Sc.
1985 ► an old prating woman → OLD WIFE → US (Bk.)

VERBS
1300 ► to talk excessively or noisily; to chatter, to babble, to prate → JANGLE → obs.
1377 ► to talk much, to prate, to chatter → CARP → obs.
1450 ► to talk ignorantly or superficially of something, to prate, to chatter → SMATTER → obs.
1552 ► to chatter, to prate, to talk idly → PRITTLE-PRATTLE → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1573 ► to talk idly or trivially; to chatter, to babble, to tattle, to prate → TWATTLE → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1583 ► to chatter, to prate; to talk idly; to gossip → TITTLE-TATTLE 
1623 ► to babble much, prate → DEBLATERATE 
1624 ► to talk volubly, to prate → TONGUE IT 
1641 ► to talk idly, to prate, to utter empty sounds or senseless words → TINKLE 
1786 ► to talk much or glibly; to chatter, to prate → GAB 
1790 ► to prate, to gossip in a malicious way → CRONK → Eng. dial.
1808 ► to talk excessively, to chatter; to talk nonsense; to prate; to nag → YAFF → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1825 ► to prate tediously; to chatter; to gossip → GANGE → Sc.
1839 ► to drone on in a monotonous fashion, to prate → RAME → Sc.
1854 ► to talk idly, to prate, to chatter; to scold → TATTER → Sc. obs.
1856 ► to gossip, to chatter, to prate → CANK → Eng. dial.
1866 ► to gossip, to chatter, to prate → YAG → Sc.
1870 ► to talk volubly; to chatter, to prate → RATTLE → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1870 ► to chat or talk in a long gossipy manner; to prate, to babble → SCLORE → Sc.
1888 ► to indulge in empty talk; to babble, to prate → BIBBLE-BABBLE 
1892 ► to talk egotistically; to prate and chatter; to let one’s tongue run loose → BUCK → Anglo-Indian sl. (Bk.)
1895 ► to scold, to vociferate loudly; to prate, to speak in an impudent, harsh voice; to swear → GARM → Eng. dial.
1969 ► to act like a prankster; to play tricks or jokes on people → PLAY CAPS AND BELLS → Amer. dial.