blatter

American  

[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

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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

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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

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 John Sillars

"But why did you lead me on to talk this sort of blatter to you?" he asked in an aggrieved voice.

From The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

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 J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

Patsy had been teaching her companion such phrases as "a blatter o' sleet," an "on-ding o' snaw," and a "thresh o' rain."

From Patsy by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

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