Definition of blather in English:

blather

verb ˈblaðəˈblæðər

[no object]

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.
啰唆地说，滔滔不绝地胡扯
she began blathering on about spirituality and life after death
她开始啰里啰唆地谈起了灵性和来生。
Example sentencesExamples
- That isn't going to stop the blogger from blathering on about it.
- I'm on the extroverted side overall and I do blather on.
- According to the comment a couple of posts below, I have to stop blathering about trains now.
- Next week, the place I work has its corporate performance assessment which I've blathered about plenty of times before now.
- He gave a long and well-intentioned but muddleheaded and boring speech about the whole concept he keeps blathering on about.
- Whatever they've done has also fixed the problem I blathered about last week.
- Anyway, one of his contestants came on the air and blathered away.
- At his team's training camp, he was blathering on about the year he had in Mexico almost a decade back.
- And now, without any further blathering, I shall begin.
- You didn't spend an obscene amount on the catering just to have it grow cold as one of your guests blathers on.
- I've blathered about this before, but it still drives me crackers on a regular basis.
- Stop blathering about how much it's bothering you.
- He's blathering, but in a constructive way: the big decisions have been right.
- This from the man who blathers on about not giving away our sovereignty to foreigners on human rights!
- I was blathering, and to be honest, I was fooling myself.
- He was terrible by the way, blathering on about something.
- This essay blathers on about philosophy and the sense of life but there's nothing especially offensive there.
- When will he stop blathering about the morality of others and look to his own sorry affairs?
- In an age in which billions would starve if not for the use of artificial fertilizers in agriculture, they blather on about small-scale organic farming.
- You are almost certainly wondering what the heck I'm blathering on about this time.
Synonyms
prattle, babble, chatter, twitter, prate, gabble, jabber, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, yap, jibber-jabber, patter, blether, blither, maunder, ramble, drivel

nounˈblaðəˈblæðər

mass noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.
连篇废话
all the blather coming out of Washington about crime
Example sentencesExamples
- This kind of blather, meaningless but essentially harmless, suggests that he might be perfectly suited to make the leap from show business to politics.
- Real thinking should prevail, not liberal blather.
- There will also be the usual blather about healing wounds and moving on, but such false consolation will ring especially hollow this time around.
- Why not drop in daily for your regular dose of nonsensical blather, rambling introspection and stolen links?
- Maybe the channel is having a hard time recruiting talking heads or something but I'm hearing an awful lot of this kind of bizarre blather lately.
- The blather from both sides obscures the real, but largely hidden, agenda behind the tax cuts.
- So I'm not inclined to edit tonight's blather for clarity.
- That dried-up worthless twit once again obscures the real point with blather.
- While these changes seem like legalese blather, they actually represent a significant change in policy.
- I think that between the heat and her blather, I might well have been physically sick if I'd had to attend.
- Just when we think we can't possibly bear any more, we're forced to endure another round of empty blather about how committed people are to improving this city.
- Now, I've no specific objection to one's needy compulsion to share mundane personal blather but, for myself, I find it pointless and distracting.
- Ironically, given all the contemporary blather about ethics, it's much easier for today's ethically challenged reporter to thrive.
- It's clear that for all his blather, he thought that he was taking a most un-courageous stand.
- Is that just blather, or is it a reasonable comment?
- Come on, let's hear some more of your childish blather.
- The article itself is the usual nonsensical blather about creating housing projects along ideological lines.
- Now, I've a great deal of respect for him, but clearly this is blather of the first order.
- I am not one for sentimental blather.
- Most of it is uninspired blather - and usually wrong.
Synonyms
prattle, chatter, twitter, babble, talk, prating, gabble, jabber, blether, rambling
nonsense, rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap
informal yackety-yak, yabbering, yatter, rot, tripe, twaddle, hogwash, baloney, drivel, bilge, bosh, bull, bunk, guff, eyewash, piffle, poppycock, phooey, hooey, malarkey, dribble
British informal wittering, nattering, chuntering, cobblers, codswallop, stuff and nonsense, tosh, cack
Scottish &amp Northern English informal havers
North American informal garbage, flapdoodle, blathers, wack, bushwa, applesauce
informal, dated bunkum, tommyrot, cod, gammon, toffee
vulgar slang shit, bullshit, horseshit, crap, bollocks, balls
Australian/New Zealand vulgar slang bulldust
archaic clack, twattle

Derivatives

blatherer

noun

You're not renowned for being a blatherer.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's good to see another famous political blatherer actually blathering something sensible.
- Anybody who can abide the blatherers on channel 9 deserves a nomination for Australian of the Year.
- I will have to continue to ride sedately until I am clear of the drunks, bus-rushers and blind Blackberry blatherers.
- He saw academics generally as "liberal blatherers."

Origin

Late Middle English (as a verb; originally Scots and northern English dialect): from Old Norse blathra 'talk nonsense', from blathr 'nonsense'.

Rhymes

foregather, gather, slather

Definition of blather in US English:

blather

verbˈblæðərˈblaT͟Hər

[no object]

Talk long-windedly without making very much sense.
啰唆地说，滔滔不绝地胡扯
she began blathering on about spirituality and life after death
她开始啰里啰唆地谈起了灵性和来生。
Example sentencesExamples
- This essay blathers on about philosophy and the sense of life but there's nothing especially offensive there.
- When will he stop blathering about the morality of others and look to his own sorry affairs?
- Stop blathering about how much it's bothering you.
- Next week, the place I work has its corporate performance assessment which I've blathered about plenty of times before now.
- I was blathering, and to be honest, I was fooling myself.
- At his team's training camp, he was blathering on about the year he had in Mexico almost a decade back.
- That isn't going to stop the blogger from blathering on about it.
- You are almost certainly wondering what the heck I'm blathering on about this time.
- I've blathered about this before, but it still drives me crackers on a regular basis.
- In an age in which billions would starve if not for the use of artificial fertilizers in agriculture, they blather on about small-scale organic farming.
- You didn't spend an obscene amount on the catering just to have it grow cold as one of your guests blathers on.
- This from the man who blathers on about not giving away our sovereignty to foreigners on human rights!
- Anyway, one of his contestants came on the air and blathered away.
- I'm on the extroverted side overall and I do blather on.
- Whatever they've done has also fixed the problem I blathered about last week.
- He's blathering, but in a constructive way: the big decisions have been right.
- And now, without any further blathering, I shall begin.
- He gave a long and well-intentioned but muddleheaded and boring speech about the whole concept he keeps blathering on about.
- According to the comment a couple of posts below, I have to stop blathering about trains now.
- He was terrible by the way, blathering on about something.
Synonyms
prattle, babble, chatter, twitter, prate, gabble, jabber, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, yap, jibber-jabber, patter, blether, blither, maunder, ramble, drivel

nounˈblæðərˈblaT͟Hər

Long-winded talk with no real substance.
连篇废话
Example sentencesExamples
- I think that between the heat and her blather, I might well have been physically sick if I'd had to attend.
- Come on, let's hear some more of your childish blather.
- I am not one for sentimental blather.
- Now, I've no specific objection to one's needy compulsion to share mundane personal blather but, for myself, I find it pointless and distracting.
- Just when we think we can't possibly bear any more, we're forced to endure another round of empty blather about how committed people are to improving this city.
- There will also be the usual blather about healing wounds and moving on, but such false consolation will ring especially hollow this time around.
- Most of it is uninspired blather - and usually wrong.
- That dried-up worthless twit once again obscures the real point with blather.
- Why not drop in daily for your regular dose of nonsensical blather, rambling introspection and stolen links?
- The blather from both sides obscures the real, but largely hidden, agenda behind the tax cuts.
- It's clear that for all his blather, he thought that he was taking a most un-courageous stand.
- So I'm not inclined to edit tonight's blather for clarity.
- Now, I've a great deal of respect for him, but clearly this is blather of the first order.
- Is that just blather, or is it a reasonable comment?
- This kind of blather, meaningless but essentially harmless, suggests that he might be perfectly suited to make the leap from show business to politics.
- Maybe the channel is having a hard time recruiting talking heads or something but I'm hearing an awful lot of this kind of bizarre blather lately.
- Ironically, given all the contemporary blather about ethics, it's much easier for today's ethically challenged reporter to thrive.
- The article itself is the usual nonsensical blather about creating housing projects along ideological lines.
- Real thinking should prevail, not liberal blather.
- While these changes seem like legalese blather, they actually represent a significant change in policy.
Synonyms
prattle, chatter, twitter, babble, talk, prating, gabble, jabber, blether, rambling

Origin

Late Middle English (as a verb; originally Scots and northern English dialect): from Old Norse blathra ‘talk nonsense’, from blathr ‘nonsense’.

单词	blather
释义	Definition of blather in English: blather verb ˈblaðəˈblæðər [no object] Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense. 啰唆地说，滔滔不绝地胡扯 she began blathering on about spirituality and life after death 她开始啰里啰唆地谈起了灵性和来生。 Example sentencesExamples That isn't going to stop the blogger from blathering on about it. I'm on the extroverted side overall and I do blather on. According to the comment a couple of posts below, I have to stop blathering about trains now. Next week, the place I work has its corporate performance assessment which I've blathered about plenty of times before now. He gave a long and well-intentioned but muddleheaded and boring speech about the whole concept he keeps blathering on about. Whatever they've done has also fixed the problem I blathered about last week. Anyway, one of his contestants came on the air and blathered away. At his team's training camp, he was blathering on about the year he had in Mexico almost a decade back. And now, without any further blathering, I shall begin. You didn't spend an obscene amount on the catering just to have it grow cold as one of your guests blathers on. I've blathered about this before, but it still drives me crackers on a regular basis. Stop blathering about how much it's bothering you. He's blathering, but in a constructive way: the big decisions have been right. This from the man who blathers on about not giving away our sovereignty to foreigners on human rights! I was blathering, and to be honest, I was fooling myself. He was terrible by the way, blathering on about something. This essay blathers on about philosophy and the sense of life but there's nothing especially offensive there. When will he stop blathering about the morality of others and look to his own sorry affairs? In an age in which billions would starve if not for the use of artificial fertilizers in agriculture, they blather on about small-scale organic farming. You are almost certainly wondering what the heck I'm blathering on about this time. Synonyms prattle, babble, chatter, twitter, prate, gabble, jabber, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, yap, jibber-jabber, patter, blether, blither, maunder, ramble, drivel nounˈblaðəˈblæðər mass noun Long-winded talk with no real substance. 连篇废话 all the blather coming out of Washington about crime Example sentencesExamples This kind of blather, meaningless but essentially harmless, suggests that he might be perfectly suited to make the leap from show business to politics. Real thinking should prevail, not liberal blather. There will also be the usual blather about healing wounds and moving on, but such false consolation will ring especially hollow this time around. Why not drop in daily for your regular dose of nonsensical blather, rambling introspection and stolen links? Maybe the channel is having a hard time recruiting talking heads or something but I'm hearing an awful lot of this kind of bizarre blather lately. The blather from both sides obscures the real, but largely hidden, agenda behind the tax cuts. So I'm not inclined to edit tonight's blather for clarity. That dried-up worthless twit once again obscures the real point with blather. While these changes seem like legalese blather, they actually represent a significant change in policy. I think that between the heat and her blather, I might well have been physically sick if I'd had to attend. Just when we think we can't possibly bear any more, we're forced to endure another round of empty blather about how committed people are to improving this city. Now, I've no specific objection to one's needy compulsion to share mundane personal blather but, for myself, I find it pointless and distracting. Ironically, given all the contemporary blather about ethics, it's much easier for today's ethically challenged reporter to thrive. It's clear that for all his blather, he thought that he was taking a most un-courageous stand. Is that just blather, or is it a reasonable comment? Come on, let's hear some more of your childish blather. The article itself is the usual nonsensical blather about creating housing projects along ideological lines. Now, I've a great deal of respect for him, but clearly this is blather of the first order. I am not one for sentimental blather. Most of it is uninspired blather - and usually wrong. Synonyms prattle, chatter, twitter, babble, talk, prating, gabble, jabber, blether, rambling nonsense, rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap informal yackety-yak, yabbering, yatter, rot, tripe, twaddle, hogwash, baloney, drivel, bilge, bosh, bull, bunk, guff, eyewash, piffle, poppycock, phooey, hooey, malarkey, dribble British informal wittering, nattering, chuntering, cobblers, codswallop, stuff and nonsense, tosh, cack Scottish &amp Northern English informal havers North American informal garbage, flapdoodle, blathers, wack, bushwa, applesauce informal, dated bunkum, tommyrot, cod, gammon, toffee vulgar slang shit, bullshit, horseshit, crap, bollocks, balls Australian/New Zealand vulgar slang bulldust archaic clack, twattle Derivatives blatherer noun You're not renowned for being a blatherer. Example sentencesExamples It's good to see another famous political blatherer actually blathering something sensible. Anybody who can abide the blatherers on channel 9 deserves a nomination for Australian of the Year. I will have to continue to ride sedately until I am clear of the drunks, bus-rushers and blind Blackberry blatherers. He saw academics generally as "liberal blatherers." Origin Late Middle English (as a verb; originally Scots and northern English dialect): from Old Norse blathra 'talk nonsense', from blathr 'nonsense'. Rhymes foregather, gather, slather Definition of blather in US English: blather verbˈblæðərˈblaT͟Hər [no object] Talk long-windedly without making very much sense. 啰唆地说，滔滔不绝地胡扯 she began blathering on about spirituality and life after death 她开始啰里啰唆地谈起了灵性和来生。 Example sentencesExamples This essay blathers on about philosophy and the sense of life but there's nothing especially offensive there. When will he stop blathering about the morality of others and look to his own sorry affairs? Stop blathering about how much it's bothering you. Next week, the place I work has its corporate performance assessment which I've blathered about plenty of times before now. I was blathering, and to be honest, I was fooling myself. At his team's training camp, he was blathering on about the year he had in Mexico almost a decade back. That isn't going to stop the blogger from blathering on about it. You are almost certainly wondering what the heck I'm blathering on about this time. I've blathered about this before, but it still drives me crackers on a regular basis. In an age in which billions would starve if not for the use of artificial fertilizers in agriculture, they blather on about small-scale organic farming. You didn't spend an obscene amount on the catering just to have it grow cold as one of your guests blathers on. This from the man who blathers on about not giving away our sovereignty to foreigners on human rights! Anyway, one of his contestants came on the air and blathered away. I'm on the extroverted side overall and I do blather on. Whatever they've done has also fixed the problem I blathered about last week. He's blathering, but in a constructive way: the big decisions have been right. And now, without any further blathering, I shall begin. He gave a long and well-intentioned but muddleheaded and boring speech about the whole concept he keeps blathering on about. According to the comment a couple of posts below, I have to stop blathering about trains now. He was terrible by the way, blathering on about something. Synonyms prattle, babble, chatter, twitter, prate, gabble, jabber, go on, run on, rattle away, rattle on, yap, jibber-jabber, patter, blether, blither, maunder, ramble, drivel nounˈblæðərˈblaT͟Hər Long-winded talk with no real substance. 连篇废话 Example sentencesExamples I think that between the heat and her blather, I might well have been physically sick if I'd had to attend. Come on, let's hear some more of your childish blather. I am not one for sentimental blather. Now, I've no specific objection to one's needy compulsion to share mundane personal blather but, for myself, I find it pointless and distracting. Just when we think we can't possibly bear any more, we're forced to endure another round of empty blather about how committed people are to improving this city. There will also be the usual blather about healing wounds and moving on, but such false consolation will ring especially hollow this time around. Most of it is uninspired blather - and usually wrong. That dried-up worthless twit once again obscures the real point with blather. Why not drop in daily for your regular dose of nonsensical blather, rambling introspection and stolen links? The blather from both sides obscures the real, but largely hidden, agenda behind the tax cuts. It's clear that for all his blather, he thought that he was taking a most un-courageous stand. So I'm not inclined to edit tonight's blather for clarity. Now, I've a great deal of respect for him, but clearly this is blather of the first order. Is that just blather, or is it a reasonable comment? This kind of blather, meaningless but essentially harmless, suggests that he might be perfectly suited to make the leap from show business to politics. Maybe the channel is having a hard time recruiting talking heads or something but I'm hearing an awful lot of this kind of bizarre blather lately. Ironically, given all the contemporary blather about ethics, it's much easier for today's ethically challenged reporter to thrive. The article itself is the usual nonsensical blather about creating housing projects along ideological lines. Real thinking should prevail, not liberal blather. While these changes seem like legalese blather, they actually represent a significant change in policy. Synonyms prattle, chatter, twitter, babble, talk, prating, gabble, jabber, blether, rambling Origin Late Middle English (as a verb; originally Scots and northern English dialect): from Old Norse blathra ‘talk nonsense’, from blathr ‘nonsense’.
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