blither
/ˈblɪðə/
Meaning
To talk foolishly; to blather.
To talk foolishly; to blather.
Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.
A foolish person; a fool, an idiot.
comparative form of blithe: more blithe
Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.
A foolish person; a fool, an idiot.
comparative form of blithe: more blithe
Examples
Personality is what I am aiming at, not mere manners. That is not strong enough for a man who "blithers" as you do.
If he was to blither, it was only fair that she should bleat back.
He called you man, but he blithered a lot, you would hardly heed at all what he said— […]
I mean, how does one blither? How can one stop blithering? How do I know when I am blithering? Or is blithering perhaps a useful core activity these days?
Andrews was blithering now. It was sad, really, to watch a skilled professional sink so quickly into the quagmire.
Word Forms
blithers
blithering
blithered
Etymology
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