Word Study
blather
CIDE DICTIONARY
blather, v. i. & t. [Icel. bla. Cf. Blatherskite.].
To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of no consequence. G. Eliot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
blather, n.
Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; -- often in the pl. Hall Caine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
blather, n. & v. (also blether)
--n. foolish chatter.
--v.intr. chatter foolishly.
--n. foolish chatter.
--v.intr. chatter foolishly.
Etymology
ME blather, Sc. blether, f. ON blathra talk nonsense f. blathr nonsense
THESAURUS
blather
absurdity, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash, bavardage, be stupid, bibble-babble, blab, blabber, blah-blah, blatherskite, blether, blethers, blither, bombast, bosh, bull, bullshit, bunkum, burble, cackle, caquet, caqueterie, chat, chatter, chitter-chatter, clack, claptrap, clatter, dither, dote, double-talk, drivel, drool, fiddle-faddle, fiddledeedee, flapdoodle, flimflam, flummery, folderol, fudge, fustian, gab, gabble, galimatias, gammon, gas, gibber, gibberish, gibble-gabble, go on, gobbledygook, gossip, guff, gush, haver, hocus-pocus, hokum, hot air, humbug, idle talk, jabber, jargon, jaw, jazz, malarkey, maunder, mere talk, mumbo jumbo, narrishkeit, natter, niaiserie, nonsense, nonsense talk, pack of nonsense, palaver, patter, piffle, poppycock, pour forth, prate, prating, prattle, prittle-prattle, ramble on, rant, rattle, rattle on, reel off, rigamarole, rigmarole, rodomontade, rubbish, run on, skimble-skamble, slobber, spout, spout off, stuff and nonsense, stultiloquence, talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, talkee-talkee, tittle-tattle, trash, trumpery, twaddle, twattle, twiddle-twaddle, vapor, vaporing, waffle, waffling, yak, yakkety-yakROGET THESAURUS
blather
Loquacity
VB be loquacious, talk glibly, pour forth, patter, prate, palaver, prose, chatter, prattle, clack, jabber, jaw, blather, blatter, blether, rattle, rattle on, twaddle, twattle, babble, gabble, outtalk, talk oneself out of breath, talk oneself hoarse, expatiate, gossip, din in the ears, talk at random, talk nonsense, be hoarse with talking.For further exploring for "blather" in Webster Dictionary Online
