2006-08-31 09:28:32 · 17 answers · asked by Sir Nickle Barsteward 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
what in the name of satan ar,se are you blithering on about
2006-08-31 09:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I like blithering nincompoop or fool but there are many others. That is, if like me, you use the word only as an adjective. Our American cousins also use it as a verb, blither, noun, blither and adverb, blitheringly but let's not follow their corrupted form of English. I also thought it came from "blather" not "blether" as xenobyte72 says?
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2006-08-31 09:54:11 · answer #2 · answered by d.perrot@btinternet.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Blithering fool" is another. Or to be really Scottish, "Blithering numpty". I've always understood it to mean blethering in a silly, unintelligent manner. A bit like some answers we get on Yahoo.....?
2006-08-31 09:34:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BLITHERING is a verb form of blither, which is a form of another verb BLATHER. With the ending......ING it is a present participle and can be used as an adjective>>>>"blithering idiot." Thus the word can be used as an adjective with another noun as long as you want to signify someone who talks nonsensically.
My blithering 2 yr old daughter had a lengthly conversation with her teddy bear last night.
blith·er (blr) KEY
intr.v.
blith·ered , blith·er·ing , blith·ers
To blather.
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ETYMOLOGY:
Probably blend of blather , and dither
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blath·er (blr) KEY also bleth·er (bl-) KEY
intr.v.
blath·ered , blath·er·ing , blath·ers
To talk nonsensically.
NOUN:
Nonsensical talk.
2006-08-31 16:04:13 · answer #4 · answered by tichur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blithering - talking idly or incoherently
so you could have a blithering drunk or judge or mp
2006-08-31 09:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly a numbskull can blither, no?
2006-08-31 09:34:01 · answer #6 · answered by Clockwork Grape 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always been partial to "blithering lunatic". . .
2006-08-31 09:32:46 · answer #7 · answered by tsmith007 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not a daft word, its a fine, majestic word, and its spelt blether!
b.l.e.t.h.e.r. blether, blethering eejit. e.e.j.i.t, yeah that's it.
Hey its just a word, and most people know what it means, you can stick it in front of anything.... blethering carrot!!!
Or you can be ironic. You genius, you blethering genius!!!
Or is that sarcastic? No definitely blethering irony!!!
2006-08-31 09:37:54 · answer #8 · answered by xenobyte72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blithering numpty
2006-08-31 09:34:59 · answer #9 · answered by Spook 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to love dictionaries. blither (v.) To blather.
blather (v.) To talk nonsensically.
blather (n.) Nonsensical talk.
2006-08-31 10:05:14 · answer #10 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋