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blather

[blath-er] / ˈblæð ər /
NOUN
foolish talk
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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In fact, I expected the outcome since about day seven, including China’s role in bringing about a settlement, though minus any blather on my part about a victory for the mullahs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

"All this blather about Mr Adams being a member of the army council is not something you have to decide," he told the jury.

From BBC ● May 7, 2025

Since joining Cameo, he’s jacked up his rates from $75 a video to $500 for a few seconds of custom-ordered blather.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2023

After all the idealistic blather on both sides, it boils down to TV money, and Florida State sold its soul to that devil long, long ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2023

“And I don’t want to hear you blather on about another case, Aunt Kitty—all right, Aunt Kate! But it’s time you do the listening to me for a change. No interruptions.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

If she wants to call witnesses to rebut specific lies he blathers, she can.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2021

“One of the things that almost every longtime survivor I know has commented on is how eerie it is to see them up there smiling and nodding while this fool blathers on,” he says.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2020

Actually, these methods came from medicine .. which, contrary to most WashDC blathers, is as much soft-science as hard-science.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2018

He blathers on about Picasso as a rogue sociopath, a narcissist out to make someone suffer, maybe his mom or his dad or himself or the whole world.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2012

Heather paints her nails on her desk blotter and blathers.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

For now, though, Koepka is ascendant, and for all the reasons I've blathered on about for the last four hours, what he's accomplished in the past two years is more than just remarkable—it's singular.

From Golf Digest ● May 19, 2019

Pundits blathered above a ticker of the latest headlines.

From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2015

Often blathered about on the London soul scene is Mr Fine Wine from New Jersey radio station WFMU.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2010

I doubt it, but CNN blathered on in an effort to change my mind.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2010

Pushing our chairs back, we both grabbed our bonnets, blathered something to Mrs. Drysdale about getting some fresh air, and skittered out the back door.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

And don’t be surprised if I think you’re a blathering chucklehead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

And indeed, no matter the blathering on ESPN, no one within USC is under the impression Riley enters USC’s first year in the Big Ten in danger or under pressure from within.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024

“I was letting off steam and it was more online blathering than anything,” he said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021

His blathering on the subject was incoherent as always.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2021

Despite his riding-in-silence comment, Coach was blathering on, probably telling me a story, but I wasn't really listening.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds


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