blither

verb blith·er \ ˈbli-t͟hər \

Definition of blither

blithered; blithering; blithers

intransitive verb

: to talk foolishly or nonsensically : blather

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blither

noun

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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, "Bruno Dumont’s Self-Surpassing Inventiveness in “Slack Bay”," 10 Mar. 2017

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