blather

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verb

blath·​er ˈbla-t͟hər 

blathered; blathering ˈbla-t͟h(ə-)riŋ 

intransitive verb

: to talk foolishly at length

—often used with on

blatherer

ˈbla-t͟hər-ər 

noun

blather

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noun

1

: voluble nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing

2

: stir, commotion

Synonyms of blather

Verb

• ramble
• rattle
• run on
• go on

Noun

• commotion
• stir
• fuss
• disturbance
• hurry
• turmoil
• noise
• racket

Examples of blather in a Sentence

Verb

my attention wandered as she blathered on about her endlessly active social life

Noun

listening to a lot of blather from politicians about who's to blame for the bad economy

wanted to retire quietly and without all the blather of an office send-off

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

As Ken blathers on, our lead characters and new couple are filing a story. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

As Sean will show you, the S & P financials sector is down 5% this year, weighed by concerns over AI eating into profit margins, a consumer stretched by moderately high rates, rising inflation expectations and all the other things the smart people spend their days blathering on about. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 May 2026

Noun

Visiting New York shortly after September 11th, Habermas was alienated by an upsurge of patriotic blather and xenophobia. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Garner immediately locks in, in the way really good moms do, immediately separating the important stuff from the frantic blather. — Alessandra Codinha, InStyle, 3 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

First Known Use

Verb

1524, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blather

• gather
• lather
• rather