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Blather

noun/kæmfˈɔːɹɪk/
Definition
foolish gibberish
to talk foolishly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kæmfˈɔːɹɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹˈɪndʒaɹiz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹˈɪndʒaɹiz/
2 syllables Say it as /kæmfˈɔːɹɪk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounfoolish gibberish
verbto talk foolishly
“The two women babbled and crooned at the baby”
Word Forms
blatherverbto talk foolishly
babblernounan obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
babblenoungibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
babblingnoungibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
blathernounfoolish gibberish
blethernounidle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
quasseln
dummer Kauderwelsch
🇫🇷French
bêtises
charabia stupide
🇪🇸Spanish
decir tonterías
galimatías tontos
🇮🇹Italian
blaterare
stupide sciocchezze
🇳🇱Dutch
blaar
dwaas gebrabbel
🇵🇹Portuguese
tagarelar
jargão tolo
🇷🇺Russian
болтать
глупая тарабарщина
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बकवास करना
मूर्खतापूर्ण बकवास
🇧🇩Bengali
ব্লাদার
বোকা বাজে কথা
🇮🇳Tamil
கோபம்
முட்டாள்தனமான முட்டாள்தனமான
🇮🇳Telugu
దూషించు
మూర్ఖమైన గిబ్బరిష్
🇮🇳Marathi
निंदक
मूर्ख मूर्खपणा
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિંદા
મૂર્ખ વાંક
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಬ್ಬರ
ಮೂರ್ಖ ಮೂರ್ಖತನದ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആഞ്ഞടിക്കുക
മണ്ടത്തരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਦਨਾਮ
ਮੂਰਖ ਬਕਵਾਸ
🇵🇰Urdu
ملامت کرنا
احمقانہ بکواس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
废话
愚蠢的胡言乱语
🇯🇵Japanese
おしゃべりする
愚かなちんぷんかんぷん
🇰🇷Korean
헛소리하다
어리석은 횡설수설
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ba hoa
nói lắp bắp ngu ngốc
🇹🇭Thai
พูดพล่อยๆ
พูดพล่อยๆโง่ๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
ngobrol
omong kosong yang bodoh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ثرثار
رطانة حمقاء
🇮🇷Persian
ناله
بیهودگی احمقانه
🇹🇷Turkish
saçmalık
aptalca anlamsız sözler
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְפַטְפֵט
קשקוש מטופש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'blather'?
The primary meaning of 'blather' is 'foolish gibberish'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'blather' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'blather' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'blather' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'blather' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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