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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