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单词 blither
释义

blither

verb

blith·​er ˈbli-t͟hər How to pronounce blither (audio)
blithered; blithering; blithers

intransitive verb

: to talk foolishly or nonsensically : blather
You can therefore … start to blither if you like without any fear of making a fool of yourself. Douglas Adams
blither noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As André Van Peteghem, Dumont cast Fabrice Luchini, whose dialectical extravagance and theatrical exuberance lend his character, a blithering sybaritic fop, the pathos of a physical infirmity matched by the physical comedy of the accident-prone. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

blither 1 of 2

noun

as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense a boss who isn't inclined to accept any blither on why something isn't finished on time

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • nonsense
  • nuts
  • blah
  • garbage
  • drool
  • rubbish
  • silliness
  • stupidity
  • muck
  • blather
  • twaddle
  • jazz
  • bunk
  • blatherskite
  • guff
  • claptrap
  • balderdash
  • piffle
  • folderol
  • foolishness
  • flapdoodle
  • rot
  • falderal
  • malarkey
  • tosh
  • baloney
  • poppycock
  • trash
  • trumpery
  • drivel
  • bunkum
  • bilge
  • craziness
  • fiddle
  • hokum
  • beans
  • insanity
  • hogwash
  • humbuggery
  • fiddlesticks
  • tommyrot
  • blarney
  • hooey
  • punk
  • blah-blah
  • fudge
  • malarky
  • crock
  • bull
  • madness
  • boloney
  • bosh
  • horsefeathers
  • buncombe
  • crapola
  • codswallop
  • tarradiddle
  • fiddle-faddle
  • absurdity
  • folly
  • humbug
  • taradiddle
  • applesauce
  • nerts
  • hokeypokey
  • senselessness
  • idiocy
  • moonshine
  • flannel
  • inanity
  • absurdness
  • hoodoo
  • slush
  • greek
  • imbecility
  • tomfoolery
  • witlessness
  • fatuity
  • foolery
  • gas
  • asininity
  • lunacy
  • inaneness
  • rigmarole
  • kookiness
  • monkey business
  • hot air
  • shenanigan(s)
  • hoity-toity
  • monkeyshine(s)
  • rigamarole
  • hocus-pocus
  • double-talk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sensibleness
  • reasonableness
  • rationality
  • reasonability
  • sense
  • wisdom
  • horse sense
  • levelheadedness
  • judgement
  • judgment
  • discernment
  • common sense
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blither

2 of 2

verb

as in to blather

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • blather
  • prate
  • blabber
  • prattle
  • troll
  • patter
  • babble
  • bleat
  • gab
  • yak
  • yack
  • gabble
  • gibber
  • smatter
  • chatter
  • drivel
  • sputter
  • jabber
  • jangle
  • tittle-tattle
  • mumble
  • run on
  • chat
  • jaw
  • chunter
  • mutter
  • murmur
  • mouth
  • rattle
  • maunder
  • bumble
  • drool
  • shout
  • stammer
  • stutter
  • shriek
  • screech

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • articulate
  • pronounce
  • enunciate
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