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blatherer

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blath⋅er

  [blath-er]
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–noun
1. foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
2. to talk or utter foolishly; blither; babble: The poor thing blathered for hours about the intricacies of his psyche.
Also, blether.

Origin:
ME; ON blathra to chatter, blabber

Related forms:
blath⋅er⋅er, noun
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blath·er   (blāth'ər)   
intr.v.   blath·ered also bleth·ered, blath·er·ing also bleth·er·ing, blath·ers also bleth·ers
To talk nonsensically.
n.  Nonsensical talk.

[Old Norse bladhra; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.]
blath'er·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

blather 
1524, Scottish, probably from a Scand. source, such as O.N. blaðr "to chatter, babble," probably of imitative origin. Blatherskite "talker of blatant nonsense" (1650) was popularized in U.S. during the Revolution by the Scottish song "Maggie Lauder."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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