blathering

Definition of blatheringnext
present participle of blather

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blathering
Verb
  • Long trolling Trump in what many view as the lead-up to a 2028 White House bid by the two-term Democrat, Newsom’s missive comes in all caps and with the over-the-top self-aggrandizement that is common to POTUS himself — which is often the point.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Tony Romo got a little prophetic while trolling Swifties in 2023.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The man sitting in front of me—rugged, with a fine Rockwell Kent profile—tips forward and begins to emit gentle, bleating snores.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • And when her furry black-and-white friend follows her — bleating at her heels, eager for more affection — Kusimayu keeps walking.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The Dining Room occupies a two-floor pavilion deep inside the jungle, with babbling streams visible through its glass floor.
    Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Encouraged to see Jones sorta respond, Mackie kept babbling on and on and on about his dad, unaware that everyone else in the room was cringing.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the time came for Alan Cumming to cease deliberations, Michael was reduced to sputtering epithets in random sequences.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The only constant is Mount Etna, looming off to one side, at times sputtering out smoke, ash, and short bursts of lava.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In his masterful first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, ghouls and spirits keep chattering away, as if at a corner barbershop, while Abraham Lincoln mourns his dead 11-year-old son, Willie.
    Pico Iyer, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Benito finds community with the like-minded Pleneros de la Cresta, who have been playing the island’s pattering folk music for over a decade.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Embiid grabbed nine rebounds, made four 3-pointers and was 11 of 13 on free throws, all while jawing for much of the game with Suns forward Dillon Brooks.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • After jawing with members of McDonnell’s security detail, Reedy got into a heated exchange with Alan Hamilton, a deputy chief who runs the detective bureau.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Blathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blathering. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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