blathering
noun
blath·er·ing
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Definition of blathering
(Entry 1 of 2)
: foolish or nonsensical talk or writing
… liked to conduct five meetings at once, moving back and forth between them, looking for the moment when the blathering was done and the dealing had begun.— Karen Breslau … the self-justifying blatherings of politicians …— Robertson Davies
blathering
adjectiveDefinition of blathering (Entry 2 of 2)
: engaging in or characterized by foolish or nonsensical talk or writing
… the rantings and ravings of blathering scientists and religious literalists …— Michael Gregory … the decade's salient features: blathering ignorance, smug hypocrisy, institutionalized fraud and vengeful polarization—all too dangerous to be merely absurd.— H. Jack Geiger
Examples of blathering in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Sure, there’s Dodd-Frank, which passed in 2010 after congressional blathering about arresting bankers. — Andy Kessler, WSJ, "Lehman: Political and Personal," 9 Sep. 2018 The Union-Tribune’s 1994 SDMA review was the first to lament the nonstop blathering by the audience. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego Music Awards will, once again, delight and frustrate attendees," 15 Mar. 2018 Jeff Bergman voices Trump as a blathering, mischievous little scamp, running around Washington, D.C., and trying to get his grubby little hands on the nuclear football. — Scott Meslow, GQ, "Our Cartoon President Makes Us Wonder: Why Can’t Anyone Make a Decent Donald Trump Satire?," 9 Feb. 2018 For the record, there is no Melania Trump body double, but that didn't stop the blathering about it. — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, "Twitter goes bananas speculating Melania Trump might have a 'body double'," 18 Oct. 2017 Sigh went the audience watching at home, reminding itself to give less and less attention to these blathering, preening monomaniacs. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Trump-Trolling Emmys Serve Up Evening of Lowlights," 18 Sep. 2017 Whatever the reason, not hearing their incessant blathering was surely a blessing. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Traffic jam! Steve Winwood played as San Diego audience yammered nonstop," 15 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blathering.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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