constant blather
- noun
- Informal
:
charlas constantes
- The meeting was filled with constant blather that didn't address the real issues.
Examples
-
She grew impatient with his constant blather and asked him to get to the point.
-
After an hour of constant blather, everyone was ready to leave the party.
-
His constant blather about politics annoys me.
-
I can't stand her constant blather during meetings.
-
After an hour of constant blather, everyone felt exhausted and wanted to go home.
-
She grew tired of his constant blather and finally told him to stop talking.
-
The discussion devolved into constant blather, making it hard to focus on the important topics.
Synonyms
87
3.5
Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy
28
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
9
8.3
Loud, continuous talk about unimportant things
6
6.5
A long talk that shares gossip or complaints
5
9.3
Words or ideas that sound important but have little real meaning
4
9.7
Unimportant repeating talk that gives no useful information
4
7.9
Fast, unclear talk that is hard to understand
3
9.9
Talk that is silly and unimportant
1
5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
1
9.7
A lot of noisy talking about not important things
1
8.9
Silly or unimportant talk that wastes time
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
1
9.9
Talk that is silly or not important
1
4.3
Words that sound important but have no real meaning or action
1
9.9
Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
Light, silly talk about other people
A dull conversation with little energy or interest
Antonyms
How Talkative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'continuous or trivial talk' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'constant' (continuous) with 'blather' (foolish or meaningless talk). This straightforward adjective + noun composition follows standard compositional patterns and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Constant blather gives a simple picture: blather means silly, empty talk and constant means without stopping. So imagine someone talking like a tap that never stops, and that image shows why it means 'continuous or endless talk, often trivial or meaningless'.