blather
verb/ˈblæðə(r)/
/ˈblæðər/
(also blether especially in Scottish English)
[intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they blather | /ˈblæðə(r)/ /ˈblæðər/ |
| he / she / it blathers | /ˈblæðəz/ /ˈblæðərz/ |
| past simple blathered | /ˈblæðəd/ /ˈblæðərd/ |
| past participle blathered | /ˈblæðəd/ /ˈblæðərd/ |
| -ing form blathering | /ˈblæðərɪŋ/ /ˈblæðərɪŋ/ |
- blather (on) (about something) to talk continuously about things that are silly or unimportant
- What are you blathering on about now?
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb; originally Scots and northern English dialect): from Old Norse blathra ‘talk nonsense’, from blathr ‘nonsense’.Want to learn more?
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