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单词 blather
释义 blath·er
I. \ˈblathə(r)\ intransitive verb
also bleth·er \ˈbleth-\
(blathered ; blathered ; blathering \-th(ə)riŋ\ ; blathers)
Etymology: Old Norse blathra to talk unintelligibly; akin to Middle High German blōdern to chatter, gurgle, probably of imitative origin
: to talk foolishly or nonsensically
 < he blathers about goodness and beauty and his own genius — Herman Wouk >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Old Norse blathr nonsense, from blathra to talk unintelligibly
1.
 a. : voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk
  < sensible people can get up … and talk such blather — Francis Neilson >
 b. : bubbling sound
  < the blather that the water made — Wallace Stevens >
2. : ado, stir, commotion
 < out of all this blather will come a demand … to rewrite the … law — New Republic >
III. \ˈblȧthər\
Scotland
variant of bladder
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