blather

1 of 2

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

2 of 2

noun

1

: voluble nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing

2

: stir, commotion

Synonyms

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

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

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

So if vague reassurances are so bad, and giving reasons is so good, then why is our world full of so much empty, unpersuasive blather? —Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025

Many love to have the carefree candor of the vox populi intrude in celebrity circles where prohibitive media training and wellness blather pass for personality. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025

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