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blethering

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blath·er  (blr) also bleth·er (bl-)
intr.v. blath·ered also bleth·ered, blath·er·ing also bleth·er·ing, blath·ers also bleth·ers
To talk nonsensically.
n.
Nonsensical talk.
[Old Norse bladhra; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]
blather·er n.
Translations
blethering
n (inf) → Gequatsche nt (inf)


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I knew him in Egypt three hundred years ago; I knew him in India five hundred years ago -- he is always blethering around in my way, everywhere I go; he makes me tired.
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