BLATHERING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

blathering

verb

Definition of blathering

present participle of blather

as in blabbering

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Indy, the duck-trolling dog star of Good Boy, received the Best Good Boy in a Horror Movie award.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
The seven of us who were aboard for a fishing trip started to get our deep-trolling gear ready.

— JAMES D. OXLEY, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of trolling

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However, the animals did survive and seemed set on helping their family survive too, repeatedly bleating and stomping on the debris covering the bunker.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Players started bleating, serenading James with sounds deserving of the GOAT — greatest of all time.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026

Definition of bleating

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The kids are drawing slowly with chalk and babbling to each other.

— Miranda Rake, Parents, 25 Aug. 2026
The surrounding 23 acres the estate sits on are full of trails ripe for exploring, too, and take visitors past historic stone walls, cemeteries, and babbling brooks.

— Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of babbling

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His Toronto Maple Leafs, on the heels of three straight first-round playoff exits, were sputtering in November with a 9-10-4 record.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Some analysts attributed the drop-off to sputtering demand as investors moved past the company's splashy listing and took a closer look at its bottom line.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of sputtering

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The interview was interrupted multiple times because of rain pattering against the barn roof where it was being held.

— Emily Chang, ABC News, 7 June 2026
Benito finds community with the like-minded Pleneros de la Cresta, who have been playing the island’s pattering folk music for over a decade.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of pattering

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Towns intervened as Brady was escorted away from Paul, who continued jawing at the future Hall of Fame quarterback.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 20 July 2026
After he and Nyland were seen jawing back and forth, Neymar buried the attempt, which was ultimately a consolation goal.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of jawing

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