as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
a boss who isn't inclined to accept any blither on why something isn't finished on time
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Recent Examples of blither
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2017
Noun
As André Van Peteghem, Dumont cast Fabrice Luchini, whose dialectical extravagance and theatrical exuberance lend his character, a blithering sybaritic fop, the pathos of a physical infirmity matched by the physical comedy of the accident-prone.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blither
Noun
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All of this exploring and staying open and slow-burn nonsense left us with half the villa coupled up but stagnant — unwilling to stray but unwilling to grow — and the other half hopelessly single.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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Despite the great Roger Ebert’s own glowing review, many of his contemporaries couldn’t all see of its greatness, with many dismissing it as nonsense or mere shock entertainment.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Yet in the president’s social media blathering last week came something shocking: an admission that deportations don’t really work.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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As Wharton continues to blather at June, Luke, Rita and a bunch of others move from the back of the crowd to the front.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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In the first images of Read since her second trial, Fox News Digital exclusively captured the 45-year-old wheeling a garbage bin outside her Boston hotel.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Seal garbage tightly in bags, and rinse out bottles and cans before placing in recycling bins.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The [Terry] Rozier trade turned out to be kind of blah ...—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Living Better From blah to buoyant, these skills can improve your mood and optimism Why aim towards the ear?—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Another version is dotted with oily little pepperoni cups and smattered with hot honey: simple and satisfying.—
Kara Baskin,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 May 2023
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Lee is also now taking a smattering reps at first base as expected entering the spring.—
Michael Shapiro,
Chron,
17 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Start with the dragon and its bizarre dog-like face, exaggerated fangs and dripping drool.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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The author also uses platforms like X to regularly troll her critics and take aim at public figures (such as slamming John Oliver’s comments on trans athletes).—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
22 June 2025
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Former Chiefs wide receiver Gehrig Dieter has been amusing himself on social media with posts that are clearly designed to troll Kansas City fans.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2025
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“Blither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blither. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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