blether
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bleth·er
(blĕth′ər)v. & n.
Variant of blather.
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blether
(ˈblɛðə)vb, n
Scot a variant spelling of blather
[C16: from Old Norse blathra, from blathr nonsense]
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blath•er
(ˈblæð ər)n.
1. foolish, voluble talk.
v.i. 2. to talk foolishly; blither; babble.
[1815–25; alter. of blether, appar. < Old Norse blathra to chatter, blabber]
blath′er•er, n.
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blether
Past participle: blethered
Gerund: blethering
| Imperative |
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| blether |
| blether |
| Present |
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| I blether |
| you blether |
| he/she/it blethers |
| we blether |
| you blether |
| they blether |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I blethered |
| you blethered |
| he/she/it blethered |
| we blethered |
| you blethered |
| they blethered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am blethering |
| you are blethering |
| he/she/it is blethering |
| we are blethering |
| you are blethering |
| they are blethering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have blethered |
| you have blethered |
| he/she/it has blethered |
| we have blethered |
| you have blethered |
| they have blethered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was blethering |
| you were blethering |
| he/she/it was blethering |
| we were blethering |
| you were blethering |
| they were blethering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had blethered |
| you had blethered |
| he/she/it had blethered |
| we had blethered |
| you had blethered |
| they had blethered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will blether |
| you will blether |
| he/she/it will blether |
| we will blether |
| you will blether |
| they will blether |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have blethered |
| you will have blethered |
| he/she/it will have blethered |
| we will have blethered |
| you will have blethered |
| they will have blethered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be blethering |
| you will be blethering |
| he/she/it will be blethering |
| we will be blethering |
| you will be blethering |
| they will be blethering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been blethering |
| you have been blethering |
| he/she/it has been blethering |
| we have been blethering |
| you have been blethering |
| they have been blethering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been blethering |
| you will have been blethering |
| he/she/it will have been blethering |
| we will have been blethering |
| you will have been blethering |
| they will have been blethering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been blethering |
| you had been blethering |
| he/she/it had been blethering |
| we had been blethering |
| you had been blethering |
| they had been blethering |
| Conditional |
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| I would blether |
| you would blether |
| he/she/it would blether |
| we would blether |
| you would blether |
| they would blether |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have blethered |
| you would have blethered |
| he/she/it would have blethered |
| we would have blethered |
| you would have blethered |
| they would have blethered |
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Noun 1. [画像:blether - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk]blether - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Verb 1. [画像:blether - to talk foolishly]blether - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
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Translations
blether
(Scot inf)n
to have a good blether → einen ordentlichen Schwatz halten (inf)
(= person) → Quasselstrippe f (inf)
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