I. ˈblathə(r) intransitive verb
also bleth·er ˈbleth-
( blathered ; blathered ; blathering -th(ə)riŋ ; blathers )
Etymology: Old Norse blathra to talk unintelligibly; akin to Middle High German blōdern to chatter, gurgle, probably of imitative origin
: to talk foolishly or nonsensically
he blathers about goodness and beauty and his own genius — Herman Wouk
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Old Norse blathr nonsense, from blathra to talk unintelligibly
1.
a. : voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk
sensible people can get up … and talk such blather — Francis Neilson
b. : bubbling sound
the blather that the water made — Wallace Stevens
2. : ado , stir , commotion
out of all this blather will come a demand … to rewrite the … law — New Republic
III. ˈblȧthər
Scotland
variant of bladder