foolish+talk

  • 21Morology — Mo*rol o*gy, n. [Gr. mwrologi a foolish talk, mw^ros foolish + lo gos discourse.] Foolish talk; nonsense; folly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 22prat´ing|ly — prate «prayt», verb, prat|ed, prat|ing, noun. –v.i. to talk a great deal in a foolish way: »to prate without ceasing. –v.t. to say in an empty or foolish way. –n. a prating; empty or foolish talk: »Hold your prate (Samuel Lover) …

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  • 23prat´er — prate «prayt», verb, prat|ed, prat|ing, noun. –v.i. to talk a great deal in a foolish way: »to prate without ceasing. –v.t. to say in an empty or foolish way. –n. a prating; empty or foolish talk: »Hold your prate (Samuel Lover) …

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  • 24prate — prater, n. pratingly, adv. /prayt/, v., prated, prating, n. v.i. 1. to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream. v.t. 2. to utter in empty or foolish talk: to prate absurdities with the greatest… …

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  • 25prate — [[t]preɪt[/t]] v. prat•ed, prat•ing, n. 1) to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble 2) to utter in empty or foolish talk 3) the act of prating 4) empty or foolish talk • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < MD praeten. Cf. prattle prat′er, n.… …

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  • 26babble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. chatter, prattle, gossip; rave, gibber; gurgle. See loquacity, unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jabber, chatter, twaddle; see nonsense 1 . v. Syn. talk incoherently, chatter, prattle, blab,… …

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  • 27Durrus and District History Modern — Durrus is an area of West Cork in Ireland. For earlier history, see Durrus and District History1900 2000 James Gilhooley M.P. and Elections 1910James Gilhooley MP (he had been a merchant in Bantry, and was jailed on a number of occaasions under… …

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  • 28jabber — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gibberish, babble, blather, nonsense, jabberwocky; prattle, talk, gossip, chatter. v. i. talk, rattle on, prattle, chatter, gibber, gabble. See unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. gibber, chatter,… …

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  • 29chatter — chatteringly, adv. chattery, adj. /chat euhr/, v.i. 1. to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber. 2. to utter a succession of quick, inarticulate, speechlike sounds, as monkeys or certain birds. 3. to make a rapid clicking noise by… …

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  • 30nonsense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. absurdity, senselessness, silliness, trash, foolishness. See unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Matter that has no meaning] Syn. balderdash, rubbish, twaddle, trash, gobbledygook, drivel, scribble …

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