different between talkative vs prattling

English

Etymology

From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk +? -ative.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t??k?t?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t??k?d?v/

Adjective

talkative (comparative more talkative, superlative most talkative)

1. Tending to talk a lot.
2. Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

Synonyms

• (very willing to talk): chatty, gabby, loquacious, outgoing, talksome, outspoken
• (too long or too much): long-winded, garrulous, logorrheic
• (with too many details): verbose
• (too much nonsense): drivellous
• (saying inappropriate things): indiscreet
• See also Thesaurus:talkative

Antonyms

• dour, monosyllabic, sullen, withdrawn
• laconic, taciturn, terse, uncommunicative
• mute, quiet, silent

Derived terms

• talkativeness

Translations

English

Verb

prattling

1. present participle of prattle

Noun

prattling (plural prattlings)

1. Prattle; foolish speech.
   • c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2 [Act III, Scene 1 in modern editions], in Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, London, 1623, p. 266,^[1]

     I haue heard of your pratlings too wel enough.

   • 1912, Jack London, The Scarlet Plague, New York: Macmillan, 1915, Chapter 1, p. 19,^[2]

     The boy, who had been regarding him with the tolerant curiousness one accords to the prattlings of the feeble-minded, answered promptly.