blether
Americannoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of blether
C16: from Old Norse blathra , from blathr nonsense
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Julie said Caroline was "so big on family" and described her as a "wee blether" who loved to chat.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023
Karl rang up Seamus Heaney to point out a mistake in a stanza: ‘Scottish sheep don’t chatter – they blether’
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2019
She was always late for class in the morning because she would stay back at breakfast club to blether.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2019
If she insists on multi-platform, box-ticking, cultural blether, on nationwide searches for top arts talent, we can join forces with other Radio 4 listeners and tell her what's what.
From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2013
"Hold your blether about smarting and suffering, you fool, or you'll get me nabbed," replied Ralph, who had now concealed both roosters.
From The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century by Runciman, Walter
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
