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BLATHER
blather, blatherskite
(noun) foolish gibberish
babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
(verb) to talk foolishly; “The two women babbled and crooned at the baby”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
blather (third-person singular simple present blathers, present participle blathering, simple past and past participle blathered)
(intransitive, pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.
(transitive, pejorative) To say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way.
Noun
blather (uncountable)
(pejorative) Nonsensical or foolish talk.
Synonyms
• See also chatter
Etymology 2
Noun
blather (plural blathers)
Obsolete form of bladder.
Anagrams
• Barthel, Halbert, halbert
Source: Wiktionary
Blath"er (blath"er), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Blathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blathering.] [Written also blether.] [Icel. blaðra. Cf. Blatherskite.]
Definition: To talk foolishly, or nonsensically. G. Eliot.
Blath"er, n. [Written also blether.]
Definition: Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; -- often in the pl. Hall Caine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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