Definition of blithering in English:
blithering
adjective ˈblɪð(ə)rɪŋˈblɪðərɪŋ
informal attributive Complete; utter (used to express annoyance or contempt)
Example sentencesExamples
- Who was the blithering idiot that came up with that one?
- It is to my eternal shame that I am absent-minded and occasionally a blithering idiot.
- Following that moment of blithering mayhem, she had punched the car into drive after shoving the key mercilessly into its sheath.
- A blithering idiot is never considerably likable, nor a worthy companion to anyone knowledgeable.
- How could you be such a blithering, unconscious cretin?
- I will quickly write something intelligent tomorrow to atone for the blithering idiot I am tonight.
- And he is free to be a blithering moron, because there is no law against being a blithering moron.
- Apparently, it never occurred to this blithering idiot that I had actually given thought to how my material was presented.
- We'd have to be blithering morons to put ourselves so far out there without rock-solid evidence.
- However, unlike his predecessor, he was a blithering idiot with charm and charisma.
- Then what am I paying you for you blithering idiot?
- He looked me slowly up and down as if I was some kind of blithering idiot.
- Now our guys are dying everyday because of a blithering miscalculation on your part.
- You aren't the blithering idiot the past few have been, and I have this feeling that you're not racist.
- Through some strange process of absorption, many otherwise intelligent individuals become blithering idiots under the barrage of abuse that is pledging.
- Not that he's a blithering idiot or anything but he tends to be forgetful, a lot.
- It is blithering nonsense to suggest that customers are being ripped off by thousands of pounds a minute.
- What better tribute to the blithering indecision that has made us the nation we are today?
- He was used to my being a blithering idiot in his presence and the confidence of my lie seemed to throw him off.
- I was sure he thought I was a blithering idiot or worse.
Origin
Late 19th century: from blither + -ing2.
Definition of blithering in US English:
blithering
adjectiveˈbliT͟HəriNGˈblɪðərɪŋ
informal attributive Complete; utter (used to express annoyance or contempt)
Example sentencesExamples
- Then what am I paying you for you blithering idiot?
- A blithering idiot is never considerably likable, nor a worthy companion to anyone knowledgeable.
- Not that he's a blithering idiot or anything but he tends to be forgetful, a lot.
- We'd have to be blithering morons to put ourselves so far out there without rock-solid evidence.
- You aren't the blithering idiot the past few have been, and I have this feeling that you're not racist.
- However, unlike his predecessor, he was a blithering idiot with charm and charisma.
- How could you be such a blithering, unconscious cretin?
- And he is free to be a blithering moron, because there is no law against being a blithering moron.
- It is blithering nonsense to suggest that customers are being ripped off by thousands of pounds a minute.
- He was used to my being a blithering idiot in his presence and the confidence of my lie seemed to throw him off.
- He looked me slowly up and down as if I was some kind of blithering idiot.
- What better tribute to the blithering indecision that has made us the nation we are today?
- Who was the blithering idiot that came up with that one?
- I will quickly write something intelligent tomorrow to atone for the blithering idiot I am tonight.
- Now our guys are dying everyday because of a blithering miscalculation on your part.
- Through some strange process of absorption, many otherwise intelligent individuals become blithering idiots under the barrage of abuse that is pledging.
- Following that moment of blithering mayhem, she had punched the car into drive after shoving the key mercilessly into its sheath.
- I was sure he thought I was a blithering idiot or worse.
- Apparently, it never occurred to this blithering idiot that I had actually given thought to how my material was presented.
- It is to my eternal shame that I am absent-minded and occasionally a blithering idiot.
Origin
Late 19th century: from blither + -ing.