Meaning & use
blithering
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Used to emphasize how foolish or stupid someone is, typically in the phrase "blithering idiot."
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Stop acting like a blithering idiot and think before you speak.
He felt like a blithering fool after forgetting his own speech.
A note on using this word
"Blithering" comes from "blither," meaning to talk nonsense, and is almost always paired with "idiot" or "fool."
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