Antonyms for blether


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : bleth -er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈblɛð ər


Definition of blether

  • As in talebearing : noun gossip
  • As in gossip : noun talk about others; rumor
  • As in tittle-tattle : verb gossip
  • As in gossip : verb talk about others; spread rumors
Example sentences :
  • "I'm talkin' blether," she said, stumbling over a stone in the road.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He replied, Och, we just boomed yon stone boxes until they stopped their blether, and then went to the next one.
  • Extract from : « The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918 » by Frederick William Bewsher
  • These conversations usually ended in an admonition from Lisbeth to Peter to eat his meat and no blether.
  • Extract from : « Hunter's Marjory » by Margaret Bruce Clarke
  • Her faither's ga' blether's fu' o' ga' stanes, or as my faither ca'es them, ga' nuts—a decided icterus or jaundice.
  • Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX » by Alexander Leighton
  • As if the holy Psalmist thought of rattling rhymes in blether, like his own silly clinkum-clankum that he calls verse!
  • Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • In the same way Mr. Philip can blether to his silly heart's content and he'll never prove that I'm a bold girl.
  • Extract from : « The Judge » by Rebecca West

Synonyms for blether

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