That talks rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way; chattering, prating, tattling; (also) full of or…
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > [adjective] > engaging in idle talk (25) babblinga1250 That talks rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way; chattering, prating, tattling; (also) full of or… chatteringa1250 That chatters (in various senses of the verb). drivellinga1475 Characterized by, given to, or constituting foolish, silly, or feeble words or action. clattering1477 Chattering, babbling. In modern Scottish, tattling. trattling?a1513 That ‘trattles’; chattering, tattling, gossiping. prating1528 That prates; (originally) talking idly, chattering, prattling, esp. at length; (now usually) talking in an overbearing or pompous way, ‘preaching’. bluddering1553 chatting1589 That chats (in various senses of the verb). mouthy1589 Of a person: characterized by railing, ranting, or the use of bombastic language; loud-mouthed, outspoken, rude. Cf. lippy, adj. 2. dribbling1593 Giving forth in driblets. tinkling1625 figurative. Of verse: that rhymes or jingles. Of speech or language: empty, idle, senseless. Of a speaker: that uses language of this type. Now rare. stultiloquious1683 Talking foolishly. havering1720 Chiefly Scottish. Given to or characterized by foolish or inconsequential chattering; garrulous, talkative; nonsensical. vaniloquent1727 haverela1774 Given to or characterized by foolish or inconsequential chatter or gossip; garrulous, blathering. Also: foolish, stupid. Now archaic and rare. havering1808 Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). The action or an act of talking foolishly or inconsequentially; empty talk, nonsense; chatter… stultiloquent1845 Talking foolishly. yattering1859 blethery1889 Characterized by blether. blithering1889 Senselessly discursive or talkative, babbling; esp. of a person, used chiefly as an intensive adjective, with the meaning ‘consummate’ (frequently in… yackety-yacking1953 yacketing1958 nattering1959 Chattering; grumbling, complaining. yacking1959 chopsy1974 Chiefly Welsh English. Inclined to talk a lot, especially in a rude, insolent, or belligerent way; loud-mouthed. Cf. mouthy, adj. 1a. |
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