Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for blether. Search instead for blethere.
Definitions

blether

[bleth-er] / ˈblɛð ər /
NOUN
gossip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buzz chatter chitchat conversation hearsay news scandal slander tale
STRONG
account babble blather calumny chronicle clothesline cry defamation earful grapevine injury meddling prate prattle report scuttlebutt story talk wire
WEAK
back-fence talk dirty laundry dirty linen dirty wash idle talk malicious talk small talk whispering campaign
Antonyms
STRONG
quiet silence
WEAK
fact
NOUN
talebearing
Synonyms
WEAK
account babble back-fence talk blather buzz calumny chatter chitchat chronicle clothesline conversation cry defamation dirty laundry dirty linen dirty wash earful gossipry grapevine hearsay idle talk injury malicious talk meddling news prate prattle report rumor scandal scuttlebutt slander small talk story tale talk tattle tittle-tattle whispering campaign wire word
VERB
gossip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blab
STRONG
babble blather chat chatter dish hint imply insinuate intimate jaw prate prattle repeat report rumor schmoose spread suggest talk tattle
WEAK
bad-mouth bend one's ear cut to pieces cut up rattle on spill the beans talk idly tell secrets tell tales wiggle-waggle
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide
VERB
tittle-tattle
Synonyms
STRONG
babble blab blather chat chatter dish hint imply insinuate intimate jaw noise prate prattle repeat report rumor schmoose spread suggest talk tattle whisper
WEAK
bad-mouth bend one's ear cut to pieces cut up rattle on spill the beans talk idly tell secrets tell tales tell tales out of school wiggle-waggle
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Julie said Caroline was "so big on family" and described her as a "wee blether" who loved to chat.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

Karl rang up Seamus Heaney to point out a mistake in a stanza: ‘Scottish sheep don’t chatter – they blether’

From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2019

She was always late for class in the morning because she would stay back at breakfast club to blether.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2019

The Manic Street Preachers – Wales's go-to band for insurrectionist blether – have nothing on this.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2013

I've naither wife nor wain, chick nor chile, I ate th' bread ov loneliness an' keep m' own company an' jist bekase I don't blether wi' th' gossoons th' think I'm uncanny.

From My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Irvine, Alexander

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.