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Blather — Blath er (bl[a^][th] [ e]r), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Blathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blathering}.] [Written also {blether}.] [Icel. bla[eth]ra. Cf. {Blatherskite}.] To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of no consequence. G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blather — Blath er, n. [Written also {blether}.] Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; often in the pl. Hall Caine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blather — index jargon (unintelligible language), prattle (noun), prattle (verb) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
blather — (also blither) ► VERB ▪ talk at length without making much sense. ► NOUN ▪ rambling talk with no real substance. ORIGIN from Old Norse, nonsense … English terms dictionary
blather — [blath′ər] n. [ON blathr] foolish talk; loquacious nonsense vi. to talk on and on foolishly blatherer n … English World dictionary
blather — n. nonsense 1) sheer, utter blather 2) blather about * * * utter blather [ nonsense ] sheer blather about … Combinatory dictionary
blather — {{11}}blather (n.) 1787, from BLATHER (Cf. blather) (v.). {{12}}blather (v.) 1520s, Scottish, probably from a Scandinavian source such as O.N. blaðra mutter, wag the tongue, perhaps of imitative origin. Related: Blathered; blathering … Etymology dictionary
blather — [[t]blæ̱ðə(r)[/t]] blathers, blathering, blathered VERB If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant. [V on] The old men love to talk, to blather on and on … English dictionary
blather — UK [ˈblæðə(r)] / US [ˈblæðər] verb [intransitive] Word forms blather : present tense I/you/we/they blather he/she/it blathers present participle blathering past tense blathered past participle blathered informal to talk for a long time about… … English dictionary
blather — blath|er [ˈblæðə US ər] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Old Norse; Origin: blathra] to talk for a long time about unimportant things >blather[i] n [U and C] … Dictionary of contemporary English
