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blather

talk long-windedly / meaningless chatter / speak foolishly
Intransitive VerbTransitive VerbNoun
past: blatheredpp: blathereding: blathering

This term carries a strong negative connotation of tediousness and intellectual emptiness. It describes speech that is not merely long, but devoid of substance, often suggesting that the speaker is unaware of how boring or incoherent they sound to others. As a noun, the word is typically treated as an uncountable mass noun, referring to the general quality of the chatter rather than individual instances of speech. It is rarely pluralized and usually requires a quantifier or a partitive construction if a specific amount of talk is being referenced.

Meanings

Intransitive Verb
[~ on][~ about something]

To talk long-windedly without making much sense or providing useful information.

"He continued to blather on about his childhood for an hour."

Transitive Verb
[~ something]

To speak foolishly or incoherently about a specific topic.

"She blathered on about the weather until I left the room."

Noun

Long-winded, foolish, or meaningless talk.

"I could not concentrate because of the constant blather coming from the next office."

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