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blither.

To talk foolishly; to blather.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈblɪðə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈblɪðəɹ/General-American

  1. To talk foolishly; to blather.

    UK · dialectal · informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

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. The noun is a variant of blether, blather (“foolish or nonsensical talk”), either from blether, blather (verb), or from Old Norse blaðr (“nonsense”): see above.

noun/ˈblɪðə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈblɪðəɹ/General-American

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

    UK · dialectal · informal · uncountable

  2. A foolish person; a fool, an idiot.

    broadly · countable · dated · derogatory
Where this word comes from

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. The noun is a variant of blether, blather (“foolish or nonsensical talk”), either from blether, blather (verb), or from Old Norse blaðr (“nonsense”): see above.

adj/blaɪðə/Received-Pronunciation/blaɪðəɹ/General-American

  1. comparative form of blithe: more blithe

    comparative · form-of
Where this word comes from

From blithe + -er (suffix forming the comparative forms of adjectives).

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