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Grammar : Adj, noun, verb, verb
Spell : blath -er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈblæð ər



Definition of blathering

Origin :
  • 1520s, Scottish, probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse blaðra "mutter, wag the tongue," perhaps of imitative origin. Related: Blathered; blathering.
  • As in babbling : adj chattering
  • As in yak/yap : noun, verb talk a lot
  • As in jabber : verb talk incessantly and trivially
  • As in ramble : verb talk aimlessly, endlessly
  • As in yap : verb chatter
  • As in blab : verb gossip
  • As in yak : verb talk
  • As in cackle : verb laugh irritatingly
  • As in maunder : verb wander
  • As in chatter : verb speak fast and non-stop
  • As in gibber : verb babble
  • As in tittle-tattle : verb gossip
  • As in drivel : verb talk foolishly
  • As in gab : verb talk a lot
  • As in gossip : verb talk about others; spread rumors
  • As in gush : verb speak with overwhelming enthusiasm
Example sentences :
  • It's some of them blathering Barneys that's after calling me Bridget a widdy.
  • Extract from : « The Misfit Christmas Puddings » by The Consolation Club
  • Go out of that door, I'm telling you, and do your blathering below in the glen.
  • Extract from : « In the Shadow of the Glen » by J. M. Synge
  • You'd be a great one for keeping him steady at his work, for he's after idling and blathering to this hour from the dawn of day.
  • Extract from : « The Well of the Saints » by J. M. Synge
  • But my Irishmen are as jolly as ever, blathering and chaffing each other after their usual fashion.
  • Extract from : « Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty » by J. W. de Forest
  • Some blathering parsons say that this blessed Mission is teaching men to talk cant and Puritanism.
  • Extract from : « The Chequers » by James Runciman
  • "Neither will I if you do me out of two thousand quid by blathering here," Foley drawled.
  • Extract from : « The Three Sapphires » by W. A. Fraser
  • I should be glad to know what business a pauper body like this has blathering abroad?
  • Extract from : « Merrie England In The Olden Time, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by George Daniel
  • I am greatly afraid that the head will be turned on Oona with his share of blathering.
  • Extract from : « Poets and Dreamers » by Lady Augusta Gregory and Others

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