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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Verb
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His speech was unhinged, often not founded in fact, and rambled badly.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025 -
On the first play of the final period, Bruce rambled in for a four-yard TD for the Eagles.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Scott Wartman For years, the windows of homes along the Mill Creek in Cincinnati would occasionally rattle with the sound of explosions.—
Scott Wartman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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Still, the sight of her phone slipping from 15% to 8% left her rattled.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the Cowboys recovered and went on to score two touchdowns during the final minute of the quarter.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Prince’s kinda-sorta biopic debuted at $7 million domestic, but has gone on to earn over $70 million in the years since.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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