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To talk a lot about other people or unimportant things

gossip

verb

to talk about other people or about things that are not important

chatter

verb

to talk continuously in a fast informal way, usually about unimportant subjects

prattle

verb

to talk in a silly way for a long time about unimportant things

babble

verb

to talk for a long time about things that are not interesting or important

jaw

verb

to talk, usually for longer than is necessary

waffle

verb

to talk or write using a lot of words but without saying anything interesting or important

witter

verb

to talk a lot about boring or silly things

talk through your hat

to talk a lot about a subject that you do not really understand

run off at the mouth

to talk too much

blather

verb

to talk for a long time about something that is boring or not important

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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