blatter
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of blatter
1545–55; < Latin blaterāre to prate, babble; use and spelling probably altered by association with other expressive verbs ending in -er 6
Example Sentences
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He very nearly breaks clear into the box, but Clyne is tenacious and recovers well to blatter the ball away from danger.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2015
But at that wretched Lupton early rising was part of the infernal blether and blatter of the place, that made life there like a long dinner in which every dish has the same sauce.
From The Secret Glory by Machen, Arthur
I’m not your man, and we’re not going to have any of that kind of blatter.
From Into the Primitive by Bennett, Robert Ames
But it was fine, the music of the storm, the blatter of the snow and the wailing cry of the wind, before a great devastating blast came.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John
"Ay, to be good's the great thing," Corp growled; "but, Tommy, could we no have just one michty blatter, methinks, to end up wi'?"
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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