Blether — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

to talk foolishly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændɪdəz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɒɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɒɡəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændɪdəz/.

Examples

The two women babbled and crooned at the baby

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prate blather smatter idle talk prattle babble chin music blither

Parts of Speech

noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
verb	to talk foolishly “The two women babbled and crooned at the baby”

Word Forms

prate	verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prattle	verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
blether	verb	to talk foolishly
babbler	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
babble	noun	gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
babbling	noun	gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
blather	noun	foolish gibberish
blether	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blödsinn

müßiges oder dummes und irrelevantes Gerede

🇫🇷French

brouiller

discours inutile ou insensé et hors de propos

🇪🇸Spanish

tontería de omisión

charla ociosa o tonta e irrelevante

🇮🇹Italian

blaterare

discorsi oziosi o sciocchi e irrilevanti

🇳🇱Dutch

blaat

ijdel of dwaas en irrelevant gepraat

🇵🇹Portuguese

tagarelar

conversa ociosa ou tola e irrelevante

🇷🇺Russian

болтать

праздный или глупый и не относящийся к делу разговор

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बकवास

बेकार या मूर्खतापूर्ण और अप्रासंगिक बातचीत

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্লেথার

অলস বা বোকা এবং অপ্রাসঙ্গিক কথাবার্তা

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

செயலற்ற அல்லது முட்டாள்தனமான மற்றும் பொருத்தமற்ற பேச்சு

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లెదర్

పనిలేకుండా లేదా మూర్ఖంగా మరియు అసంబద్ధమైన చర్చ

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્લધર

નિષ્ક્રિય અથવા મૂર્ખ અને અપ્રસ્તુત વાત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಲದರ್

ನಿಷ್ಫಲ ಅಥವಾ ಮೂರ್ಖ ಮತ್ತು ಅಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಮಾತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലെതർ

നിഷ്ക്രിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിഡ്ഢിത്തവും അപ്രസക്തവുമായ സംസാരം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡说

闲聊、愚蠢和无关紧要的谈话

🇯🇵Japanese

吹き飛ばす

無駄な、愚かな、関係のない話

🇰🇷Korean

실없는 소리

게으른 말, 어리석은 말, 쓸데없는 말

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm phiền

nói chuyện nhàn rỗi hoặc ngu ngốc và không liên quan

🇹🇭Thai

เลือดออก

พูดไร้สาระหรือโง่เขลาและไม่เกี่ยวข้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ngobrol

pembicaraan yang sia-sia atau bodoh dan tidak relevan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثرثرة

كلام فارغ أو أحمق وغير ذي صلة

🇮🇷Persian

بلدر

صحبت های بیهوده یا احمقانه و بی ربط

🇹🇷Turkish

akmak

boş veya aptalca ve alakasız konuşma

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