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noun
Blather  n.  (Written also blether)  Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; often in the pl.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Blather" Quotes from Famous Books



... authoritatively on a subject about which one knows very little. 3. To complain to a person who is not in a position to correct the difficulty. 4. To purposely annoy another person verbally. 5. To evangelize. See {flame}. 6. Also used to describe a less negative form of blather, such as friendly bullshitting. 'Rave' differs slightly from {flame} in that 'rave' implies that it is the persistence or obliviousness of the person speaking that is annoying, while {flame} implies somewhat more strongly that the tone or content ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0

... evangelical sect everywhere, and the worst blight of the narrow natures, capable of its zealous profession. In Blattergowl, on the contrary, as his name implies, the doctrinal teaching has become mere Blather, Blatter, or patter—a string of commonplaces spoken habitually in performance of his clerical function, but with no personal or sectarian interest in them ...
— On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) - A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature • John Ruskin

... conception of the height to which "tall talk'' might attain. It was the apotheosis of blather; but as my eye wandered over the assemblage, I noticed that many faces wore smiles, and it was clear to me that the members had merely wished to ...
— Volume I • Andrew Dickson White



Words linked to "Blather" :   gibberish, piffle, tattle, tittle-tattle, blither, babble, twaddle, blab, smatter, clack, prate, blatherskite, gibber, maunder, palaver, prattle, blabber, blether, chatter, gabble



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