Prattle vs. Rant

Prattleverb

(ambitransitive) To speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble.

Prattlenoun

Silly, childish talk; babble.

Prattleverb

To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.

Prattleverb

To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason.

Prattlenoun

Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble.

Prattlenoun

idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

Prattleverb

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Rantverb

To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.

Rantverb

To criticize by ranting.

Rantverb

(dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.

Rantverb

To dance rant steps.

Rantnoun

A criticism done by ranting.

Rantnoun

A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.

Rantnoun

A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.

Rantverb

To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher.

Rantnoun

High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics.

Rantnoun

a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

Rantnoun

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Rantverb

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner