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   blether

   /ˈblɛðə/

   verb

   • 1. talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense: "there's plenty of stuff I could blether about from today"

   noun

   • 1. long-winded talk with no real substance: "some stupid blether about puns surrounding the Beatles"
   • ▪ a chat or conversation: "we sat there for two hours having a blether"
   • ▪ a person who likes to chat or talk at length: "he knows he can be a blether sometimes"

   Word Origin variant form of blather.

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   What is Blether verb?

   • Definition of blether verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary blether (on) (about something) to talk continuously about things that are silly or unimportant Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

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   What is the slang word for Blether?

   • Your Scottish Slang Word O’ The Day: Blether (**ble-ther**). (blether) Dialect, chiefly Scot. n. 1. a person who chats incessantly, someone who babbles on and on ("That wee yin o’ yours is an awfy blether gettin’"\).

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   What does Blither mean in English?

   • n. 1. foolish, voluble talk. 2. to talk foolishly; blither; babble. blath′er•er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   How do you spell Blether in Scottish?

   • Scottish a variant spelling of blather [...] present simple: I blether, you blether [...] past simple: I blethered, you blethered [...] • jabbering, pap, drivel, twaddle [...] These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins.

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   Where did Blether come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb blether is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for blether is from 1524, in the writing of Alexander Scott, poet. blether is a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymons: Norse blaðra. blet, n. bleving, n.

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   What is Blether and why is it needed?

   • Blether refers to a good conversation or chat that can help us through a tough time, give us the confidence to overcome a hurdle, or put a smile on our face at the end of a long day. As part of the annual story project, people all over Scotland were asked to submit true stories inspired by this year’s theme, Blether.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBLETHER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Blether is an informal word for blather, meaning to talk nonsense or at random. Learn how to use it in sentences and see how it is pronounced and translated in different languages.

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     BLETHER meaning: 1. → blather informal 2. → blather...

   • Znaczenie Blether, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     BLETHER definicja: 1. → blather informal 2. → blather...

   • Blether in Traditional Chinese

     blether translate: 喋喋不休地胡説;嘮叨（同 blather）. Learn more in the...

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     blether translate: 喋喋不休地胡说；唠叨（同 blather）. Learn more in the...

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     BLIGHT definition: 1. a disease that damages and kills...

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   Blether is a Scottish variant spelling of blather, meaning nonsense or idle talk. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish blether from blather with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Blether means to talk a lot of nonsense or gossip, or to be a person who does so. It is a Scottish spelling of blather, which has the same meaning and pronunciation.

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   Definition of blether verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of blether. noun. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk. synonyms: chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle. see more. verb. to talk foolishly. synonyms: babble, blather, blither, smatter. see more.

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   Blether is a variant spelling of blather, meaning foolish or voluble talk. Find the pronunciation, translation, and examples of blether in different contexts and languages.

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   blether is a verb meaning to talk or chat, especially in northern English regional dialect and Scottish English. It comes from early Scandinavian and has three meanings listed in OED's entry.