blather

noun

/ˈblæðə(r)/

/ˈblæðər/

(also blether )

[uncountable] (informal)

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verb

/ˈblæðə(r)/

/ˈblæðər/

(also blether )

[intransitive] (informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they blather	/ˈblæðə(r)/ /ˈblæðər/
he / she / it blathers	/ˈblæðəz/ /ˈblæðərz/
past simple blathered	/ˈblæðəd/ /ˈblæðərd/
past participle blathered	/ˈblæðəd/ /ˈblæðərd/
-ing form blathering	/ˈblæðərɪŋ/ /ˈblæðərɪŋ/

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blather (on) (about something) to talk continuously about things that are silly or unimportant
- What are you blathering on about now?
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb; originally Scots and northern English dialect): from Old Norse blathra ‘talk nonsense’, from blathr ‘nonsense’.