blithering

verb

Definition of blitheringnext
present participle of blither
as in blathering

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  1. trolling
  2. bleating
  3. babbling
  4. jabbering
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  • Not just for his good looks, strong vocals, and charismatic performances, but also for his pretty funny content, especially when trolling the fans.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Gavin Newsom’s workplace issue The outgoing governor of California and anticipated 2028 presidential candidate Gavin Newsom once made headlines for something other than trolling the president of the United States on social media.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026
Definition of trolling
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  • However, the animals did survive and seemed set on helping their family survive too, repeatedly bleating and stomping on the debris covering the bunker.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • Players started bleating, serenading James with sounds deserving of the GOAT — greatest of all time.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Definition of bleating
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  • Temescal Gateway Park is a 141-acre expanse in Pacific Palisades that features a babbling brook, oak and sycamore canyons and trails that zigzag up the mountains, providing views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastline.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • There's one spot on Richard's land where the Guadalupe slows to a babbling brook at the base of a tree.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of babbling
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  • 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
Definition of jabbering
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