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▪ I. blethering, vbl. n.|ˈblɛðərɪŋ|
[f. blether v. + -ing1.]
Voluble senseless talking; = prec.
a1834Coleridge Cholera cured Wks. 1847 II. 143 So without further blethring, Dear Mudlarks! my brethren!
▪ II. ˈblethering, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
1. Volubly and foolishly talkative.
1759Fordun Scotichron. II. 376 (Jam.) Blyth and bletherand. 1790Burns Tam o' Shanter 20 A bletherin, blusterin, drunken blellum. 1816Scott Old Mort. xiv, Listening to twa blethering auld wives. 1864Atkinson Whitby Gloss. s.v. Blethering, A coarse blethering fellow.
2. = blinking ppl. a. 4. Cf. blithering ppl. a. colloq.
1915A. Kinross in Times Red Cross Story Bk. 148 If my boy ever gets married on the quiet and plays the fool, I'll break his blethering neck for him. |