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

See Examples For:

blatter

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

"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)

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 fireplace.

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

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)