blithering
pronunciation
How to pronounce blithering in British English:
UK [ˈblɪðərɪŋ]
How to pronounce blithering in American English:
US [ ˈblɪðərɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- talking idly or incoherently
Word Origin
- blithering (adj.)
- 1880, present participle adjective (from the first typically with idiot) from blither (v.) "to talk nonsense." From 1872 as a verbal noun.
Example
- 1. Is your boss a blithering idiot ?
- 2. I spent more than two hours on listening to a blithering report yesterday afternoon .
- 3. You blithering idiot ! You could have killed me with that knife .
- 4. You blithering idiot ! You 've buttered the tablecloth !
- 5. She is alway blithering about some problems of hers .