BLATHERED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

blathered

verb

past tense of blather

as in blabbered

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After his victory, Moskowitz trolled the online influencer Hasan Piker, who was a high-profile booster of Larkin’s campaign.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
That’s the message from NOAA Fisheries after many tuna fishermen reportedly trolled their gear too close to massive humpback whales.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

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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
As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

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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
This succession was muddied thanks to the meddling of the King’s Hand, Otto Hightower, and the king’s own mumbled words on his deathbed to his wife, Alicent.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

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