blather

English

Alternative forms

• blether (Scotland, Northern England)

Etymology

From Old Norse blaðra. To check: Latin blaterāre, present active infinitive of blaterō; onomatopoeia from the sound uttered by a camel.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /blæðə(r)/ X-SAMPA: /bl{D@(r)/
• Rhymes: -æðə(r)

Verb

blather (third-person singular simple present blathers, present participle blathering, simple past and past participle blathered)

1. (pejorative) to talk rapidly without making much sense

Derived terms

• blatherer

Translations

to talk rapidly without making much sense

• Bulgarian: говоря празни приказки (bg) (govorja prazni prikazki)
• French: déblatérer (fr)

• Scottish Gaelic: bleadraig (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian: blebetati (sh), brbljati (sh)

Noun

blather (uncountable)

1. (pejorative) nonsensical or foolish talk

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:chatter

Anagrams

• halbert