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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This rambling 1,200-acre Southern California ranch has both and much more, plus a supremely private and scenic locale on the outskirts of the historic community of San Juan Capistrano.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026 -
During the State of the Union, the top federal employee bullied, bragged and rambled for 107 minutes.—
Milly Dawson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Juvenile bliss had long contoured this abrasive band, whose songs rattled like playgrounds, and whose shouts rang like the peals of petulant children.—
Samuel Hyland,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Iran war has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs already straining households worldwide.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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When tickets went on sale, in January, the entire run sold out in minutes.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Then over the next 7 minutes, 24 seconds, Arizona went cold and Houston went on a 14-0 run to cut the lead to one.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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