blathering
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blathering - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Blather \Blath"er\ (bl[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.
Blathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blathering.] [Written also
blether.] [Icel. bla[eth]ra. Cf. Blatherskite.]
To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of
no consequence. --G. Eliot.
Syn: babble, smatter, blether, blither.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
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