blather C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˈblæðɚ/ UK /ˈblæðə/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like bladder /ð/ vs /d/ Meanings 1 verb to talk at length in a foolish or nonsensical way Stop blathering and tell me what actually happened. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to talk at length in a... babbleprattledrivelgabblejabberwaffletwaddleramble Word family Derived forms blatheringblatherer Related forms bletherblatherskite Etymology AI details From Old Norse blaðra ('to chatter, talk nonsense'), of imitative origin; related to dialectal Scots blether. blaðra Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # blather **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **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 markdown