Word of the Day
for Saturday,
May 25, 2013
Blather \BLATH-er\, verb:
1. to talk or utter foolishly; blither; babble: The poor thing blathered
for hours about the intricacies of his psyche.
noun:
1. foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
1. foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
She was quiet, and he
started to think it had been a mistake to blather out his thoughts.
-- Erin McCarthy, Heiress for Hire, 2006
-- Erin McCarthy, Heiress for Hire, 2006
Every ship is a
romantic object," Tom would blather,
"except we all sail in."
-- Joshua Ferris, Then We Came to the End, 2007
-- Joshua Ferris, Then We Came to the End, 2007
Blather comes from the Old Norse word blathra meaning "to
chatter, blabber" or "nonsense."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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