as in to blather
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The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026 -
Understanding the absurdity of one trillion anything makes the $38 trillion US national debt that economists have been blathering on about for years look almost sensible.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Erinys doesn't prate about democracy or social betterment but simply guards oil pipelines.—
Bruce Sterling,
WIRED,
1 July 2004
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Hardcore Survivor fans love to discuss and debate the intricacies of the game and their favorite seasons and winners in the same way that sports fans enjoy chattering nonstop about their teams.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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This is the shelter’s busiest season, making for the film’s most vibrant, chattering section, and Hélène adapts well to the rhythm and volume of whatever company rolls in, while occasionally retreating to the woods for some respite.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
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But rather than keep his discover quiet, the OP—much to everyone else's disappointment—blabbered.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Rochelle stepped up to raise the little ones: Jayden, who loves to patter across the floor in his push car, was not yet 2, and Briana, who required a nebulizer to help her breathe, was three months old.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Morning brought rain, pattering on the rooftop, soothing and monsoon-y.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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The father, Man, prattles on about mowing the lawn, painting the fence, and managing their orchard’s irrigation, while the son periodically falls off his chair from boredom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Then there are people who watch on their own, but gab about it later with a friend.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen, and Sam Altman stop by to gab.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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If trolling your enemies on Instagram were an Olympic sport, 50 Cent would have a chestful of gold medals.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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Yet Fishback promotes conspiracy theories and trolling language against Jewish people.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Tittle-tattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tittle-tattle. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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