blather

¹blath·er

intransitive verb \ˈbla-thər\

blath·ered blath·er·ing \-th(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of BLATHER

: to talk foolishly at length —often used with on

— blath·er·er \-thər-ər\ noun

Origin of BLATHER

Old Norse blathra; akin to Middle High German blōdern to chatter

First Known Use: 1524

Rhymes with BLATHER

Cather, gather, lather, rather, slather

²blather

noun

Definition of BLATHER

1

: voluble nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing

2

: stir, commotion

Examples of BLATHER

1. listening to a lot of blather from politicians about who's to blame for the bad economy
2. <wanted to retire quietly and without all the blather of an office send-off>

First Known Use of BLATHER

1719

Related to BLATHER

Synonyms

ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, commotion, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo

Related Words

cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roar; disorder, unrest, upheaval; eruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst; brawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee (also mêlée), scuffle; dither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy

Near Antonyms

calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility); order, orderliness

Rhymes with BLATHER

gather, lather, slather