болта́ть

fairly common #3003C1

verbimperfective perfective is поболта́ть

1.
to chat, to babble, to chitchat, to gossip
Они́ це́лый час болта́ли о пустяка́х.
They chatted about trifles for a whole hour.
Colloquial; often implies pointless or excessive talk.
2.
to dangle, to swing (legs)
Ма́льчик сиде́л на сту́ле и болта́л нога́ми.
The boy sat on the chair swinging his legs.
Used with ногами, руками.
3.
to stir, to shake (a liquid)
Не болта́й во́ду в стака́не.
Don't swirl the water in the glass.
Of liquids in a vessel.

Examples

Слишком много болта́ешь.
You chatter too much.
Друзья раскуривали кальян и болтали до полуночи.
The friends smoked a hookah and chatted until midnight.
Том всегда так много болта́ет?
Does Tom always talk this much?
Лю́ди болта́ют вся́кую чушь.
People talk all kinds of nonsense.
Лю́дям лишь бы болта́ть, болта́ть, болта́ть.
People love to talk - talk - talk.
Прекрати́ болта́ть!
Stop babbling.
Не болта́йте.
Don't ramble.
Они слишком много болта́ют.
They talk too much.

Imperative
ты	болта́й
вы	болта́йте

Active present	болта́ющий	chattering, talking, babbling, gossiping
Active past	болта́вший	chattering, babbling, gabbing, prattling
Passive present	болта́емый	talked about, gossiped about, chattered about
Passive past	бо́лтанный	shaken, stirred
Gerund present	болта́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	болтав болтавши	while doing (past)