BLITHER

babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither

(verb) to talk foolishly; “The two women babbled and crooned at the baby”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

blither

comparative form of blithe

Etymology 2

Verb

blither (third-person singular simple present blithers, present participle blithering, simple past and past participle blithered)

to talk foolishly; to blather

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


BLITHE

Blithe, a. Etym: [AS. bli blithe, kind; akin to Goth. blei kind, Icel. bli mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG. blidi kind, blithe.]

Definition: Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit. The blithe sounds of festal music. Prescott. A daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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