# blather

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈblæðə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #70,505

## Definitions
1. To talk rapidly without making much sense.
2. To say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way.

## Etymology
From Middle English bletheren, bloderen, from Old Norse blaðra (“to speak inarticulately, talk nonsense”). Cognate with Scots blether, bladder, bledder (“to blather”), dialectal German bladdern (“to talk nonsense, blather”), Norwegian bladra (“to babble, speak imperfectly”), Icelandic blaðra (“to twaddle”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blather