blathering

Definition of blatheringnext
present participle of blather

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blathering
Verb
  • But there’s something more than trolling at work, something elemental in the response to Scranton.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • Transducer mounting options include trolling motor mounts, turrets, and manual pole mounts.
    Chad Morgenthaler, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Players started bleating, serenading James with sounds deserving of the GOAT — greatest of all time.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • Justin Fletcher returns as the bleating voice of Shaun and the flock, joined by John Sparkes, and Kate Harbour as voice talent in the dialog-free feature.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Each treatment villa creates a moment—opening up onto a bespoke, private slice of babbling brook and lush jungle, the sounds of which perfectly underscore any massage.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • The key to the program is the devices inside the vests, which recognize the pitch of a child speaking or a baby babbling and the pitch of an adult and capture when an adult speaks and a child or baby responds or vice versa.
    Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
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
  • Their side hustle is sputtering toward some sort of finish line, the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund having pulled the cashflow that made LIV so appealing in the first place.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • Maybe Bryce Eldridge and Jesús Rodriguez can kick-start the sputtering engine?
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • But a chattering bird builds no nest!
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
  • Tabakis lightly strums and plucks over a glowing drone and chattering birds, offering an ecumenical introduction, a smiling welcome.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 14 May 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
  • Want to cover your mouth while jawing with an opponent?
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • After Hawks center Tony Bradley was called for an offensive foul for setting a hard screen on Alvarado, the veteran McCollum got into it with the scrappy Knicks guard, jawing face-to-face in a moment that underscored the growing chippiness in the series.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Blathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blathering. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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