BLATHERED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

blathered

verb

past tense of blather

as in blabbered

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Ukrainian defense company Fire Point trolled Yandex on X in response to a statement from the tech giant’s head of fintech division, Dima Pirogov.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
And just two months ago, San Francisco Giants executive Buster Posey trolled radio station KNBR on-air after a behind-the-scenes employee was caught on a hot mic talking trash about him.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of trolled

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Lara and Leone’s young son, Masei, pattered past on the shining wooden floor, followed by a russet, tail-wagging dog, Bēbē.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026

Definition of pattered

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During downtimes, Satchel and I chatted about the Oilers, baseball and life in general.

— Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Gunn, who is a frequent social media user and regularly chatted with fans on X and Threads, posted a lengthy statement after the news of his stepping down.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of chatted

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Suspended in a pool, holding onto an oxygen mask as her teeth chattered, Julia Wolf began to seriously consider the possibility of hypothermia.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Some raved about the experience to those in line while others chattered among themselves about their thoughts.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of chattered

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After one take — which is usually not worth the celluloid it’s printed on, as the crew and the artists find their feet — Axl mumbled something about being freaked out and disappeared back into the depths of the building.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
The convex-concave curves of the open and closed parentheses cup something said by the way, whisperings, secrets mouthed into the reader’s ear, mumbled under the author’s breath.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of mumbled

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