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
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
For all its blathering about free speech, the MAGA movement doesn’t have much stomach for it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
And indeed, no matter the blathering on ESPN, no one within USC is under the impression Riley enters USC’s first year in the Big Ten in danger or under pressure from within.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
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
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
Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2019
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Noun
The manifesto is littered with stuff like this, mixing high-flying rhetoric and references with base culture war blathering.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
For all its blathering about free speech, the MAGA movement doesn’t have much stomach for it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
And indeed, no matter the blathering on ESPN, no one within USC is under the impression Riley enters USC’s first year in the Big Ten in danger or under pressure from within.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
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
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
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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“Blathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blathering. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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