Meaning & use
blather
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to talk at length in a foolish, rambling, or meaningless way
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He blathered on about his weekend for twenty minutes before anyone could interrupt.
Stop blathering and just tell me what happened.
A note on using this word
Can also be used as a noun for the rambling talk itself ('a lot of blather'); it carries a dismissive, slightly humorous tone.
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