blather

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˈblæðɚ/ UK /ˈblæðə/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like bladder /ð/ vs /d/

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to talk at length in a foolish or nonsensical way

Stop blathering and tell me what actually happened.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to talk at length in a... babble prattle drivel gabble jabber waffle twaddle ramble

Word family

Derived forms blatheringblatherer

Related forms blether blatherskite

Etymology

From Old Norse blaðra ('to chatter, talk nonsense'), of imitative origin; related to dialectal Scots blether.

blaðra Old Norse

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Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

# blather

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈblæðɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈblæðə

## Meanings
1. to talk at length in a foolish or nonsensical way

## Examples
- Stop blathering and tell me what actually happened.

## Synonyms
- babble
- prattle
- drivel
- gabble
- jabber
- waffle
- twaddle
- ramble

## Derived Forms
- blathering
- blatherer

## Related Forms
- blether
- blatherskite

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: blaðra

## Etymology
From Old Norse blaðra ('to chatter, talk nonsense'), of imitative origin; related to dialectal Scots blether.

## AI Etymology
Blather comes from Old Norse blaðra ('to chatter, talk nonsense'), of imitative origin; related to dialectal Scots blether. The historical trail runs through Old Norse blaðra. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means to talk at length in a foolish or nonsensical way. Derived formations include blathering, blatherer; related forms include blether, blatherskite.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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