Blithering
to talk foolishly; blather:
He’s blithering about some problem of his.
Historical Examples
The Sea-Wolf Jack London
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 11, 1914 Various
Burned Bridges Bertrand W. Sinclair
The Man Upstairs P. G. Wodehouse
The New Machiavelli Herbert George Wells
The Man From Brodney’s George Barr McCutcheon
Smoke Bellew Jack London
The Four Pools Mystery Jean Webster
Erik Dorn Ben Hecht
The Haunted Pajamas Francis Perry Elliott
adjective
talking foolishly; jabbering
(informal) stupid; foolish: you blithering idiot
adj.
v.
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