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prate


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Definition:
talk foolishly about something; to prattle

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"Peleg! Peleg!" said Bildad, lifting his eyes and hands, "thou thyself, as I myself, hast seen many a perilous time; thou knowest, Peleg, what it is to have the fear of death; how, then, can'st thou prate in this ungodly guise. Thou beliest thine own heart, Peleg.

Herman Melville. Moby Dick
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And, if thou prate of mountains, let them throw
Millions of acres on us,

William Shakespeare. Hamlet.
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