as in to ramble
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
my attention wandered as she blathered on about her endlessly active social life
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Stories abound about people who ramble, jump from one thought to the next, and communicate in a manner that makes others around them suspect that the person is tired and overworked.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026 -
When asked simple questions by William Savitt, one of the attorneys representing OpenAI, Musk rambled and avoided the issue at hand.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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Surveillance video captured the moments before the crash that has rattled many people in Passyunk Square.—
Dan Snyder,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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The crackdown on more than 20 nursing schools in South Florida rattled the healthcare industry both here and across the country as agents with the FBI and Health and Human Services alerted state licensing boards about the nurses who illicitly obtained their credentials.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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DeGette went on to narrowly earn her place on the ballot in late March at the 1st Congressional District party assembly, just clearing the eligibility threshold while Kiros, 29, won top billing.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The Angels went on to win 14-3.—
Chantz Martin OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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