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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The rambling rocks appear to travel across the sand on their own, leaving clear dirt trails in their wake.—
Andrew Paul Aug 14,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025 -
Don’t be the person who rambles and runs over the slot.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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That is no criticism; Colwill is exceptional at identifying and rattling low passes through the middle of the pitch, carving through opposition lines and finding the feet of Cole Palmer and others in more advanced positions.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Last week, Denver was in a San Jose hotel in which the smooth-ish sounds of jazz rattled the windows of their hotel room until midnight.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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Hader went on the 15-day IL on Tuesday, but manager Joe Espada admitted Wednesday that the absence will take longer than those initial two weeks, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Your job is to provide the editor, the director, the sound designers, everybody who goes on to post-production to make the movie, with a very specific part of the process.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
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 3 Sep. 2025.
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