English Dictionary
Definition of “blather”
blather (ˈblæðə
) or Scottish blether
Definitions
verb
- (intr) to speak foolishly
noun
- foolish talk; nonsense
- a person who blathers
Word Origin
C15: from Old Norse blathra , from blathr nonsense
Synonyms
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chatter,
ramble,
mumble,
babble,
waffle,
rabbit on,
drivel,
yap,
tattle,
jabber,
gabble,
blether,
run off at the mouth,
prate,
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nonsense,
gossip,
chatter,
hot air,
malarkey,
waffle,
pap,
bilge,
drivel,
twaddle,
gibberish,
guff,
tattle,
moonshine,
jabbering,
jabber,
verbiage,
gabble,
claptrap,
gobbledegook,
hogwash,
bizzo,
bull's wool,
hokum,
piffle,
poppycock,
inanity,
blether,
bunkum or buncombe
Usage examples
She just let the woman blather on for a few minutes, nodding or smiling when it seemed appropriate to do so.
Clive Barker, GALILEE (2001)Having built the BNP up as a terrifying threat, it's hardly surprising that press and TV are curious to see what all the blather is about.
Spiked (2002)Contrary to all the blather you hear to the contrary, when the Tories cut taxes, revenues went up, not down.
Toronto Sun (2003)Tony Blair was blamed for banality and evasiveness, Zoe Ball bludgeoned for blather , John Prescott dunned for drivel.
Independent (1999)I spent much time recording the guff and blather of local politics.
Fergal Keane, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE: A Memoir (2005)
