blether

[ bleth-er ]

noun

1. blather.

blether

/ ˈblɛðə /

verb

1. a variant spelling of blather

Word History and Origins

Origin of blether¹

C16: from Old Norse blathra , from blathr nonsense

Example Sentences

Julie said Caroline was "so big on family" and described her as a "wee blether" who loved to chat.

From BBC

Anyway, enough club blether and back to the Euros.

From The Guardian

Moreover, he has proved very adept at projecting that likability on stage – where what he refers to as his “blether” between songs occasionally lasts as long as the songs themselves – and on social media.

From The Guardian

She was always late for class in the morning because she would stay back at breakfast club to blether.

From BBC

"Of course, it's also a happy occasion in which to have a good blether and to swap the pleasures and pains of growing older."

From BBC

Related Words

• blab