blath·er·ing
ˈbla-t͟h(ə-)riŋ 
plural blatherings
: foolish or nonsensical talk or writing
… liked to conduct five meetings at once, moving back and forth between them, looking for the moment when the blathering was done and the dealing had begun.—
Karen Breslau
Karen Breslau… the self-justifying blatherings of politicians …—Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies
: engaging in or characterized by foolish or nonsensical talk or writing
… the rantings and ravings of blathering scientists and religious literalists …—Michael Gregory
Michael Gregory… the decade's salient features: blathering ignorance, smug hypocrisy, institutionalized fraud and vengeful polarization—all too dangerous to be merely absurd.—H. Jack Geiger
H. Jack GeigerExamples of blathering in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebGustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023
No, the Jordan Montgomery Revenge Game may not spawn a limited Netflix series, but a strong showing against the club that traded him despite gobbling up largely quality innings will certainly incite some blathering back in New York.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022
Such blathering might play for the Stephen Millers of the world, but Elder’s thoughts on the matter are wildly out of touch with Californians.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2021
During the same period, though, Nietzsche was castigating German tendencies toward nationalist chauvinism and anti-Semitism—conspicuous elements in Wagner’s political blatherings.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2019
Many viewers had moved on by the time Biden did some of his worst blathering.
—Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
Sure, there’s Dodd-Frank, which passed in 2010 after congressional blathering about arresting bankers.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2018
The Union-Tribune’s 1994 SDMA review was the first to lament the nonstop blathering by the audience.
—George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
Jeff Bergman voices Trump as a blathering, mischievous little scamp, running around Washington, D.C., and trying to get his grubby little hands on the nuclear football.
—Scott Meslow, GQ, 9 Feb. 2018
Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2019
Noun
Latino leaders trampled over themselves in the wake of the racist tape to demand that De León resign, even though his blatherings broke no laws.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023
No, the Jordan Montgomery Revenge Game may not spawn a limited Netflix series, but a strong showing against the club that traded him despite gobbling up largely quality innings will certainly incite some blathering back in New York.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022
Such blathering might play for the Stephen Millers of the world, but Elder’s thoughts on the matter are wildly out of touch with Californians.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2021
During the same period, though, Nietzsche was castigating German tendencies toward nationalist chauvinism and anti-Semitism—conspicuous elements in Wagner’s political blatherings.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2019
Many viewers had moved on by the time Biden did some of his worst blathering.
—Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
Sure, there’s Dodd-Frank, which passed in 2010 after congressional blathering about arresting bankers.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2018
The Union-Tribune’s 1994 SDMA review was the first to lament the nonstop blathering by the audience.
—George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
Jeff Bergman voices Trump as a blathering, mischievous little scamp, running around Washington, D.C., and trying to get his grubby little hands on the nuclear football.
—Scott Meslow, GQ, 9 Feb. 2018
Adjective
In the end, the story was driven by a blathering press release full of typically questionable science buzzwords.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2019
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