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blether vs prate

prate vs blether

blether and prate both are nouns.

blether and prate both are verbs.

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

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