blither
/ˈblɪðəɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.
British usage; Informal; Uncountable
adj
comparative form of blithe: more blithe
Example Sentences
- "Personality is what I am aiming at, not mere manners. That is not strong enough for a man who "blithers" as you do."
- "If he was to blither, it was only fair that she should bleat back."
- "He called you man, but he blithered a lot, you would hardly heed at all what he said— […]"
- "I mean, how does one blither? How can one stop blithering? How do I know when I am blithering? Or is blithering perhaps a useful core activity these days?"
- "Andrews was blithering now. It was sad, really, to watch a skilled professional sink so quickly into the quagmire."
- "You've reduced me down to the dregs / You won't seduce me, though I stand here and beg / I'm blithering, you're dithering, I'm your slithering fool."
Etymology
The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way; to babble (something); to talk rapidly without making much sense; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Middle English bloderen, blotheren (“to babble; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Old Norse blaðra (“to talk foolishly or inarticulately”), from blaðr (“nonsense”); further etymology uncertain. The noun is a variant of blether, blather (“foolish or nonsensical talk”), either from blether, blather (verb), or from Old Norse blaðr (“nonsense”): see above.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈblɪðəɹ/
- British English: /ˈblɪðə/