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blither

bli·ther

blither · blithers

Foolish or nonsensical talkFoolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.

UK/ˈblɪðə/US/ˈblɪðəɹ/

» Above all, don't buy anything from him: he's a blithering swindler.

Значення

значень: 2

(Британія, діалектне, розмовне, незлічуване)Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.
(ширше, злічуване, застаріле, зневажливе)A foolish person; a fool, an idiot.

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Above all, don't buy anything from him: he's a blithering swindler.
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Походження

The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (something

The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way; to babble (something); to talk rapidly without making much sense; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Middle English bloderen, blotheren (“to babble; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Old Norse blaðra (“to talk foolishly or inarticulately”), from blaðr (“nonsense”); further etymology uncertain.

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