blither

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˈblɪðɚ/ UK /ˈblɪðə/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to talk nonsense; to babble incoherently

He began to blither about conspiracies until no one would listen.

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1 verb · to talk nonsense; to babble... babble prattle blather gabble jabber ramble drivel waffle

Word family

Derived forms blithering

Related forms blather blether

Etymology

A variant of blather, from Old Norse blaðra ('to chatter, talk nonsense'), of imitative origin.

blaðra Old Norse

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Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

# blither

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈblɪðɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈblɪðə

## Meanings
1. to talk nonsense; to babble incoherently

## Examples
- He began to blither about conspiracies until no one would listen.

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

## Derived Forms
- blithering

## Related Forms
- blather
- blether

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: blaðra

## Etymology
A variant of blather, from Old Norse blaðra ('to chatter, talk nonsense'), of imitative origin.

## AI Etymology
Blither is a variant of blather, from Old Norse blaðra ('to chatter, talk nonsense'), of imitative origin. Important recorded forms include blaðra (Old Norse). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to talk nonsense; to babble incoherently. The wider family includes derived forms such as blithering and related words such as blather and blether.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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