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noun
Incessant and usually inconsequential talk
Synonyms: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, prate, prattle, small talk, gab, gas, yak
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noun
Loud and confused and empty talk
Synonyms: babble, conversation, cajolery, talk, speech, blab, chatter, chitchat, blandishment, hot-air, clack, conference, debate, dialogue, empty words, discussion, flatter, flummery, gab, parley, empty talk, wheedle, rhetoric
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verb
To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially
Synonyms: chatter, prate, clack, blabber, prattle, babble, chitchat, jabber, rattle, run on, piffle, go on, spiel, tittle-tattle, gab, twaddle, gas, jaw, yak, maunder, blab, gibber, tattle, gabble
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verb
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle