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Verb
prating
- present participle and gerund of prate
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 10:8:
- The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
Noun
prating (plural pratings)
- foolish chatter
- 1781, Horace Walpole, The Mysterious Mother, Act 1 Scene 2:
- a tale will pay no stipend.
These fifty winters have I borne this staff,
And will not lose my porridge for my prating.
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