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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In a Friday morning press conference in Orlando, both men tried to justify their bullying behavior with rambling speeches portraying all people in this country illegally as real threats for criminal activity and violence.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
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Photographers will love ambling along Talkeetna’s rutted dirt roads lined with cabins, but for a closer look at a rambling old homestead, sign up for an ATV tour with Alaska Wilderness Adventurer.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
1 Aug. 2025
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The change of scenery freed the author to rattle herself in the service of her art and, despite continuing to question her abilities, finally declare pride in her fiction.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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True to its nickname, the Bounce House was alive with energy — literally — as the section above the visiting locker room shook, rattled and rolled with students bouncing up and down in excitement before kickoff.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Simpson: Live in Las Vegas tickets will go on sale Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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The singer went on to release eight more albums during a career, jumping from reggae, to traditional Irish songs and fairly straight-ahead pop.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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