To converse in a familiar manner; talk without form or ceremony.To talk of; converse about.n. Free, informal speech; familiar conversation.n. Idle talk; chatter.n. Synonyms See prattle, n.n. A name of several different birds. Any bird of the family Saxicolidœ, as a stonechat, whinchat, or wheatear. There are many species, chiefly Africann. A cat. See cat.n. A catkin.n. A key or samara of the ash or maple.n. A twig; a little stick; a fragment.n. A child.n. Impudence or impudent talk.n. The point or question to be settled.n. A small potato of inferior quality.n. A small piece of coal.n. In mining, a piece of ore with stone adhering to it; in the plural (also singular), ore in this state (usually called in the United States raggings): a middle product made in the concentration of ore, consisting of particles of gangue containing included grains of valuable mineral.n. plural The tailings or waste product from the concentration of ore.