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   Bleth·er

   /ˈbleTHər/

   

   verb

   • 1. talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense: "there's plenty of stuff I could blether about from today"

   noun

   • 1. long-winded talk with no real substance: "some stupid blether about puns surrounding the Beatles"
   • ▪ a chat or conversation: "we sat there for two hours having a blether"
   • ▪ a person who likes to chat or talk at length: "he knows he can be a blether sometimes"

   Word Origin variant form of blather.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBLETHER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Examples of blether. It is easy to "blether" on a subject like this but it is one that is charged with danger. One is as big a "blether "as the other. Only last week we had the godfather of all the local poachers "in the bag", but one of the policemen started blethering on the wireless and the trap was sprung.

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   noun. blather. blether. / ˈblɛðə / verb. a variant spelling of blather. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of blether 1. C16: from Old Norse blathra , from blathr nonsense. Discover More. Example Sentences. He replied, Och, we just boomed yon stone boxes until they stopped their blether, and then went to the next one.

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   A complete guide to the word "BLETHER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   Define blether. blether synonyms, blether pronunciation, blether translation, English dictionary definition of blether. v. & n. Variant of blather.

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   Definitions of blether. noun. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk. synonyms: chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle. see more. verb. to talk foolishly. synonyms: babble, blather, blither, smatter. see more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLETHER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   blether in British English. (ˈblɛðə ) verb, noun. Scottish a variant spelling of blather. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: from Old Norse blathra, from blathr nonsense. Word Frequency.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-superentryBLETHER - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   All you need to know about "BLETHER" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishblether verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   blether. blether (on) (about something) to talk continuously about things that are silly or unimportant. Definition of blether verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › blether_nblether | blather noun - Oxford English Dictionary

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    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun blether. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    blether. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bleth‧er /ˈbleðə $ -ər/ verb [ intransitive] to talk about things that are not important – used especially in Scotland —blether noun [ countable, uncountable] → See Verb table.