Definition/Meaning of blither
- English - Verb: blither (third-person singular simple present blithers, present participle blithering, simple past and past participle blithered) (UK, dialectal, informal, intransitive) To talk foolishly ; to blather . 1903, Jerome K[lapka] Jerome, chapter I, in Tea-table Talk, London: Hutchinson & Co. […], →OCLC, page 20: If he was to blither , it was only fair that she should bleat back. 1933 July, Lewis…
- English - Noun: blither (countable and uncountable, plural blithers) (UK, dialectal, informal, uncountable) Foolish or nonsensical talk ; blather ; (countable) an instance of this. 2022, Frances Liardet, Think of Me, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 190: Your news, or lack of, is the subject at hand. I'm sure you know, Mr. Acton, that I didn't expect a screed. I can't abide pages of…
- English - Adjective: blither (comparative) comparative form of blithe : more blithe
- English - Anagrams: Hilbert
- English - Etymology: Etymology 1. The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way; to babble (something); to talk rapidly without making much sense; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Middle English bloderen , blotheren (“to babble; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Old Norse blaðra (“to talk foolishly…