blather

[ blath-er ]

noun

1. foolish, voluble talk:

   His speech was full of the most amazing blather.

verb (used with or without object)

1. Also blith·er []. to talk or utter foolishly; babble:

   The poor thing blathered for hours about the intricacies of his psyche.

blather

/ ˈblæðə /

verb

1. intr to speak foolishly

noun

1. foolish talk; nonsense
2. a person who blathers

Other Words From

• blather·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of blather¹

From Middle English; Old Norse blathra “to chatter, blabber”

Word History and Origins

Origin of blather¹

C15: from Old Norse blathra , from blathr nonsense

Example Sentences

Vance has been pushing pronatalism for some time, which gets us back to Trump's blathering about how he wants women to be happy and content so they can have beautiful babies because "we need babies."

From Salon

When asked about Ukraine during the debate, Trump blathered, "I have a good relationship. And they respect your president. OK? They respect me," while refusing to say he wanted Ukraine to win.

From Salon

Second, it created a rare moment of national unity, as everyone can empathize with the almost physical need to leave any space that Trump is filling with his manic, endless blather.

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But it's the truly demented and/or incoherent blather that's going unremarked upon and there is no excuse for it.

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To prevent this wanton destruction at the hands of a blathering idiot, Democrats must show unity in Chicago at their convention.

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Related Words

• babble
• chatter
• nonsense