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blather vs prate

prate vs blather

blather and prate both are nouns.

blather and prate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blather Yes No Yes No
prate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, prate is a hypernym of blather; that is, prate is a word with a broader meaning than blather:
  • blather: to talk foolishly
  • prate: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Other hypernyms of blather include blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle.
blather (noun) prate (noun)
foolish gibberish idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
blather (verb) prate (verb)
to talk foolishly speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Difference between blather and prate

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