blother
blother is the obsolete form of blather.
Meaning of blather
Verb
blather (third-person singular simple present blathers, present participle blathering, simple past and past participle blathered)
- To talk rapidly without making much sense.
- “There you go blatherin’,” said Brindle, intending a mild rebuke.1866, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter XI, in Felix Holt, the Radical […], volume I, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, page 249
- To say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way.
- Then, just before the wedding, the old man feels he’s honor bound to tell his future son-in-law the secret of his past; so the damned idiot blathers the whole story of his killing the man and breaking jail!1929, Eugene O’Neill, Dynamo, New York, N.Y.: Liveright, act I, scene i, page 31
Forms of blother
| third-person singular present | blothers |
|---|---|
| present participle | blothering |
| past participle | blothered |
| past | blothered |
Questions about blother
- What is blother the obsolete form of?
- Blother is the obsolete form of blather.
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