English noun: blether | |||
| 1. | blether (communication) idle or foolish and irrelevant talk | ||
| Synonyms | chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cackle, chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak | ||
English verb: blether | |||
| 1. | blether (communication) to talk foolishly | ||
| Samples | The two women babbled and crooned at the baby. | ||
| Synonyms | babble, blather, blither, smatter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle | ||