to blather
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8.0
- verb
- /ˈblæðər/
- Informal
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- During the meeting, he just kept blathering on without making any real point.
- the usual blathering
- try blathering
Genius is a throwaway term that so many people use in the present they just blather on about it.
- Genius is a throwaway term that so many people use in the present they just blather on about it.
- Skolnick and I blather and pontificate on matters that sounds both pertinent and possibly irrelevant, depending upon, depending on your mindset, I guess.
Examples
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What are you blathering about?
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OK, I've gone so fast I'm more or less at the end of my notes, but I can blather on for a while.
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I promised to blather on TV about life at the museums.
Fiction book (1998) -
What on earth are you blathering on about?
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Was this such an earth-shattering event that everyone has to blather about it for days on end?
Blog text (32) -
Now, are you just going to blather on about it, or are you going to substantiate that hypothesis?
Blog text (12) -
Well, that's the sort of stuff you two used to blather on about, isn't it?
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Gary is engaged emotionally, while Nicole blathers on for ages before reaching the point.
Blog text (32) -
Well, he's just blathering on about how much he misses Elaine.
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Doris: I've sat back and listened to you all blathering for just about long enough.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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2.7
To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things
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4.4
Talk quickly in a silly way that is hard to understand
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5.3
To talk or write for a long time without a clear point
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6.2
Talk for a long time in an unclear way about small unimportant things
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6.0
Talk for a long time in a boring, flat voice
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8.4
To talk on and on in a silly way about unimportant things
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9.9
To talk in a silly, confused way that has little meaning
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7.8
To talk too much and tell secrets carelessly
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6.6
To talk for a long time about small boring things
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9.9
To speak for a long time in a proud way with little real meaning
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7.9
To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you
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9.9
To talk for a long time about things that do not matter
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7.0
To talk in a silly way that makes no sense
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9.9
To talk a long time in a silly or unimportant way
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9.3
To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way
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9.9
To talk for a long time about silly or unimportant things
To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a silly way
To talk a lot in a silly, pointless way
To talk in a boring way without saying anything useful
To speak quickly in a confused or silly way
To talk a lot without saying anything important
To talk in a slow, unclear way about unimportant things
To speak or write dull, obvious things instead of new ideas
Talk without saying a clear answer, often repeating or being vague
To say false or exaggerated things to make others believe you
To talk in a dull, repeating way and skip details
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Etymology
Blather originally meant 'to chatter' and is like the word blabber, which gives the image of long, silly talking. So to blather is to 'talk at length in a foolish or meaningless way'.