blather
To talk rapidly without making much senseTo talk rapidly without making much sense.
» Enough blather; get to the point.
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, intransitive)To talk rapidly without making much sense.
quasseln, quatschen, sabbeln
тарато́ритьtaratóritʹ, треща́тьtreščátʹ, трепа́тьсяtrepátʹsja
(derogatory, transitive)To say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way.
- to talk foolishly
Examples
13 sentencesEnough blather; get to the point.
What are you blathering on about?
She blathered at me for three hours running.
I'd rather get a root canal than listen to this blather.
I have better things to do than listen to this blather.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English bletheren, bloderen, from Old Norse blaðra (“to speak inarticulately,From Middle English bletheren, bloderen, from Old Norse blaðra (“to speak inarticulately, talk nonsense”). Cognate with Scots blether, bladder, bledder (“to blather”), dialectal German bladdern (“to talk nonsense, blather”), Norwegian bladra (“to babble, speak imperfectly”), Icelandic blaðra (“to twaddle”).
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Forms
blathers, blathering, blathered, blatheredSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle