Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blatter

/ˈblæt.əɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: blat-ter
IPA: /ˈblæt.əɹ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Blather; foolish talk.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sound of rapid motion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A hard battering of rain.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Intransitive verb

verb

To hurry or rush noisily.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Between the roar of the thunder and the blatter of the rain there were intervals of an astounding still, of an ominous suspense […]"
"Rain type 17 was a dirty blatter battering against his windscreen so hard that it didn't make much odds whether he had his wipers on or off."

Etymology

From Latin blaterāre. Influenced by other expressive verbs ending in -er.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: blaterāre

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈblæt.əɹ/
British English: /ˈblat.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

blatters (plural) blatters (present, singular) blattering (participle, present) blattered (participle, past) blattered (past)

Derived Forms

blatteration blatterer blatteroon

Rhymes With

matter latter batter scatter chatter flatter platter shatter fatter hatter splatter patter

Questions

How do you pronounce blatter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblæt.əɹ/.
What does blatter mean?: Blather; foolish talk.
Where does blatter come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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