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verb

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Recent Examples of blither
Verb
As André Van Peteghem, Dumont cast Fabrice Luchini, whose dialectical extravagance and theatrical exuberance lend his character, a blithering sybaritic fop, the pathos of a physical infirmity matched by the physical comedy of the accident-prone. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blither
Noun
  • Everyone will be there — except Lydia, who Joseph dispatches on a nonsense errand to D.C.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2025
  • The sequel has more glamour, more trouble and maybe a bit too much nonsense 1 Comments The first Simple Favor, from 2018, was a playful, shallow mystery most notable for casting the lovely, languid Blake Lively as a cynical, devious clothes horse named Emily Nelson.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Back to the twists, in the scene where Anna is on the truth serum and is blathering, what is the truth serum that is used and how did that idea come about?
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
  • In other words, to blather on about how unremarkable iPhone 16 is compared to the one immediately preceding it completely misses the forest for the trees.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Any actor that’s been working for over three decades has a giant garbage bag filled of pilots.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
  • Bears are generally solitary, shy animals but are food-driven and often find easy meals in garbage bins.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Living Better From blah to buoyant, these skills can improve your mood and optimism Why aim towards the ear?
    Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
  • American Airlines is giving Midwesterners a new way to escape the winter blahs.
    Brandon Withrow, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Another version is dotted with oily little pepperoni cups and smattered with hot honey: simple and satisfying.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • Lee is also now taking a smattering reps at first base as expected entering the spring.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 17 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Wipe the drool off your tank top, put some pants on, and get out your mama’s basement!
    Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Immediately after the Celtics ended their season with a loss, former star player Paul Pierce took to social media to troll the Knicks.
    Ryan Stano, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
  • Something similar happened to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City when, in the Season Four finale, Monica Garcia was unmasked as a co-conspirator of Reality Von Tease — an anonymous gossip account that had been trolling the cast for years.
    Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025

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“Blither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blither. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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