blatter

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[blat-er] / ˈblæt ər /

verb (used without object)

1. to chatter volubly.

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verb (used with object)

1. to utter volubly.

noun

1. the act or sound of blattering.

Other Word Forms

• blatterer noun

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

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

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

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

For years it had been without a lock; ever since a blatter of wind and rain drove the door against the fire-place.

From Auld Licht Idyls by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

And in it were the sting of rain and the blatter of hail, the soft crush of snow and the rattle of thunder among crags.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John