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blather

(blæðəʳ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense blathers, present participle blathering, past tense, past participle blathered

verb

If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.

The old men blather on and on. [V with on]

Stop blathering. [VERB]

He kept on blathering about police incompetence. [VERB + about]

Synonyms: chatter, ramble, mumble, babble More Synonyms of blather

Blather is also a noun.

Anyone knows that all this is blather.

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blather in British English

(ˈblæðə) or Scottish blether

verb

1. (intransitive)

to speak foolishly

noun

foolish talk; nonsense

a person who blathers

Word origin

C15: from Old Norse blathra, from blathr nonsense

blather in American English

(ˈblæðər)

noun

foolish talk; loquacious nonsense

verb intransitive

to talk on and on foolishly

Derived forms

blatherer (ˈblatherer)

noun

Word origin

ON blathr

Examples of 'blather' in a sentence
blather

Let's go inside and drink coffee while we wait - likely the lords will keep us waiting all day before they blather their way to a decision.She just let the woman blather on for a few minutes, nodding or smiling when it seemed appropriate to do so.Talk is what it is, the old lords love to talk, to blather on and on."There is no surprise like a complete surprise," Margarethe is saying, in something of a blather.

(verb) in the sense of chatter

He kept on blathering about incompetence.

Synonyms

chatter

Everyone was chattering away in different languages.

ramble

Sometimes she tended to ramble.

mumble

babble

They all babbled simultaneously.

waffle (informal, mainly British)

some guy on TV waffling on about some new product

rabbit on (British, informal)

What are you rabbiting on about?

drivel

I drivelled on about the big race that day.

yap (informal)

He keeps yapping at me about Rebecca.

tattle

jabber

I left them there jabbering away

gabble

The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly.

blether

run off at the mouth (slang)

prate

(noun) in the sense of nonsense

Anyone knows that this is all blather.

Synonyms

nonsense

Most orthodox doctors, however, dismiss this theory as complete nonsense.

gossip

chatter

She kept up a steady stream of chatter the whole time.

hot air

His justification for the merger was just hot air.

malarkey (informal)

waffle (informal, mainly British)

I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle.

pap

bilge (informal)

I supported the family by writing bilge for popular magazines.

drivel

What absolute drivel!

twaddle

He was baffled by the intellectual twaddle.

gibberish

When he did speak to her, he spoke gibberish.

guff (slang)

These commercials are all guff.

tattle

moonshine

The story is pure moonshine.

jabbering

jabber

verbiage

gabble

claptrap (informal)

He talks a lot of pretentious claptrap.

gobbledegook

When he asked questions, all he got back was bureaucratic gobbledegook.

hogwash (informal)

That's a load of hogwash.

bizzo (Australian, slang)

bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

hokum (slang, mainly US, Canadian)

piffle (informal)

He talks such a load of piffle.

poppycock (informal)

Experts dismiss this explanation as poppycock.

inanity

blether (Scottish)

bunkum or buncombe

Additional synonyms

in the sense of babble

Definition

to talk in a quick, foolish, or muddled way

They all babbled simultaneously.

Synonyms

gabble,

chatter,

gush,

spout,

waffle (informal, British),

splutter,

gaggle,

burble,

prattle,

gibber,

rabbit on (British, informal),

jabber,

prate,

earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

in the sense of bilge

Definition

nonsense

I supported the family by writing bilge for popular magazines.

Synonyms

trash,

rubbish,

rot (informal),

garbage (informal),

tosh (slang, British),

trivia,

drivel,

twaddle,

tripe (informal),

dross,

moonshine,

hogwash (informal),

bunkum or buncombe

in the sense of blether

Definition

foolish talk

Synonyms

jabbering,

pap,

drivel,

twaddle,

gibberish,

moonshine,

jabber,

claptrap (informal),

gobbledegook,

blather

Nearby words of
blather

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blastoff
blatant
blather
blaze
blaze away
blazing

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单词	blather
释义	Trends of blather View usage for: blather (blæðəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense blathers, present participle blathering, past tense, past participle blathered verb If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant. The old men blather on and on. [V with on] Stop blathering. [VERB] He kept on blathering about police incompetence. [VERB + about] Synonyms: chatter, ramble, mumble, babble More Synonyms of blather Blather is also a noun. Anyone knows that all this is blather. More Synonyms of blather blather in British English (ˈblæðə) or Scottish blether verb 1. (intransitive) to speak foolishly noun 2. foolish talk; nonsense 3. a person who blathers Word origin C15: from Old Norse blathra, from blathr nonsense blather in American English (ˈblæðər) noun 1. foolish talk; loquacious nonsense verb intransitive 2. to talk on and on foolishly Derived forms blatherer (ˈblatherer) noun Word origin ON blathr Examples of 'blather' in a sentence blather Let's go inside and drink coffee while we wait - likely the lords will keep us waiting all day before they blather their way to a decision. Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2001) She just let the woman blather on for a few minutes, nodding or smiling when it seemed appropriate to do so. Clive Barker GALILEE (2001) Talk is what it is, the old lords love to talk, to blather on and on. Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2001) "There is no surprise like a complete surprise," Margarethe is saying, in something of a blather. Gregory Maguire CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER (2001) (verb) in the sense of chatter He kept on blathering about incompetence. Synonyms chatter Everyone was chattering away in different languages. ramble Sometimes she tended to ramble. mumble babble They all babbled simultaneously. waffle (informal, mainly British) some guy on TV waffling on about some new product rabbit on (British, informal) What are you rabbiting on about? drivel I drivelled on about the big race that day. yap (informal) He keeps yapping at me about Rebecca. tattle jabber I left them there jabbering away gabble The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly. blether run off at the mouth (slang) prate (noun) in the sense of nonsense Anyone knows that this is all blather. Synonyms nonsense Most orthodox doctors, however, dismiss this theory as complete nonsense. gossip chatter She kept up a steady stream of chatter the whole time. hot air His justification for the merger was just hot air. malarkey (informal) waffle (informal, mainly British) I'm tired of his smug, sanctimonious waffle. pap bilge (informal) I supported the family by writing bilge for popular magazines. drivel What absolute drivel! twaddle He was baffled by the intellectual twaddle. gibberish When he did speak to her, he spoke gibberish. guff (slang) These commercials are all guff. tattle moonshine The story is pure moonshine. jabbering jabber verbiage gabble claptrap (informal) He talks a lot of pretentious claptrap. gobbledegook When he asked questions, all he got back was bureaucratic gobbledegook. hogwash (informal) That's a load of hogwash. bizzo (Australian, slang) bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang) hokum (slang, mainly US, Canadian) piffle (informal) He talks such a load of piffle. poppycock (informal) Experts dismiss this explanation as poppycock. inanity blether (Scottish) bunkum or buncombe Additional synonyms in the sense of babble Definition to talk in a quick, foolish, or muddled way They all babbled simultaneously. Synonyms gabble, chatter, gush, spout, waffle (informal, British), splutter, gaggle, burble, prattle, gibber, rabbit on (British, informal), jabber, prate, earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of bilge Definition nonsense I supported the family by writing bilge for popular magazines. Synonyms trash, rubbish, rot (informal), garbage (informal), tosh (slang, British), trivia, drivel, twaddle, tripe (informal), dross, moonshine, hogwash (informal), bunkum or buncombe in the sense of blether Definition foolish talk Synonyms jabbering, pap, drivel, twaddle, gibberish, moonshine, jabber, claptrap (informal), gobbledegook, blather Nearby words of blather blasted blastoff blatant blather blaze blaze away blazing Synonyms of 'blather' blather Explore 'blather' in the dictionary
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