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

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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 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 Arthur Machen

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

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

"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 J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

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