Meaning of Blather | Babel Free
ˈblæðə(ɹ)Definitions
Foolish or nonsensical talk.
derogatory, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“That is the worst of being in an Irish regiment, nothing can be done widout ever so much blather;”
“Will you cease your blather of mutiny and treason and courts-martial?”
“With years of proofreading under my belt, I knew exactly the blather and bluster favoured by professional politicians.”
“1596, Charles Fitzgeoffrey, Sir Francis Drake His Honorable Lifes Commendation, and His Tragicall Deathes Lamentation, Oxford: Joseph Barnes, […] on Vlisses Circe did bestowe A blather, where the windes imboweld were,”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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