blather

/'bləðə/ Cách viết khác : (blather) /'blæðə/
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blather

The two women blather about the weather over a cup of tea.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To talk at length in a foolish, nonsensical, or trivial manner; to speak without making sense or having substance.
    • To utter or express in a rambling, idle, or thoughtless way.

  2. Noun:

    • Foolish, lengthy, or nonsensical talk; empty chatter or gibberish.
Usage
  • Verb: The verb "blather" is typically used to describe the action of speaking in a pointless or annoying way. It often implies that the speaker is wasting time or not communicating anything of value.
  • Noun: The noun "blather" refers to the content or act of such speech. It is uncountable and often used with contempt.
Examples
  • Verb:
    • He would blather on about his theories for hours without ever getting to a point.
    • Please stop blathering and tell me what you actually need.
  • Noun:
    • I couldn't stand listening to his constant blather about office gossip.
    • The article was dismissed as mere blather, lacking any factual basis.
Advanced Usage
  • "Blather on": A common phrasal verb emphasizing continuous, tiresome talking.
    • She blathered on about her vacation, oblivious to our boredom.
  • Used in a figurative sense to describe meaningless written content or noise.
    • The document was ten pages of bureaucratic blather.
Variants and Related Words
  • Blatherer (n): A person who blathers.
    • He's a notorious blatherer in meetings.
  • Blatherskite (n, archaic/informal): A person who talks at great length without making much sense.
    • Don't listen to that old blatherskite.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Babble, prattle, jabber, ramble, drivel, gabble.
  • Noun: Nonsense, gibberish, drivel, prattle, babble, twaddle, hot air.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Blather on: To talk foolishly or at length without stopping.
    • Once he starts about politics, he'll just blather on forever.
Related Idioms
  • While not a fixed idiom itself, "blather" is often used in constructions like "a lot of blather" or "nothing but blather" to dismiss speech as worthless.
    • His promises turned out to be a lot of blather.
blather

The two women blather about the weather over a cup of tea.

Noun
  1. foolish gibberish
Verb
  1. to talk foolishly
    • The two women babbled and crooned at the baby

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