blather

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blather

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++blath·er /ˈblæðə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] TALK TO somebodyto talk for a long time about unimportant things 废话连篇；唠叨 —blather noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

blather• He was thankful for the darkness of the cinema enveloping them so that he would no longer need to blather.• What are you blathering about, Doctor?• I seem to have been blathering on and on.Origin blather (1500-1600) Old Norse blathra

blath·er verbChineseSyllable

things long talk Corpus unimportant a about for time to

blather
blath‧er /ˈblæðə $ -ər/

verb [intransitive]

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old Norse
Origin: blathra

to talk for a long time about unimportant things
—blather noun [uncountable and countable]

blather

BrE

/ˈblæðə(r)/

NAmE

/ˈblæðər/

(

also bleth·er

)

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

blather

BrE

/ˈblæðə(r)/

NAmE

/ˈblæðər/

present simple - he / she / it

blathers

BrE

/ˈblæðəz/

NAmE

/ˈblæðərz/

past simple

blathered

BrE

/ˈblæðəd/

NAmE

/ˈblæðərd/

past participle

blathered

BrE

/ˈblæðəd/

NAmE

/ˈblæðərd/

-ing form

blathering

BrE

/ˈblæðərɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈblæðərɪŋ/

[intransitive]

~ (on) (about sth)

(

informal

)

to talk continuously about things that are silly or unimportant 喋喋不休地胡说；唠叨

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blather

(

also blether

)

noun

[uncountable]