blither
Foolish or nonsensical talkFoolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.
» Above all, don't buy anything from him: he's a blithering swindler.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dialectal, informal, uncountable)Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.
(broadly, countable, dated, derogatory)A foolish person; a fool, an idiot.
Examples
1 sentencesAbove all, don't buy anything from him: he's a blithering swindler.
Origin
The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (somethingThe 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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Forms
plural: blithersSynonyms
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