BLITHERED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

blithered

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past tense of blither

as in blathered

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Ukrainian defense company Fire Point trolled Yandex on X in response to a statement from the tech giant’s head of fintech division, Dima Pirogov.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
And just two months ago, San Francisco Giants executive Buster Posey trolled radio station KNBR on-air after a behind-the-scenes employee was caught on a hot mic talking trash about him.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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Florida State has sputtered this season and Miami has not lost a game.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Wisconsin's offense sputtered in the first half, when the Badgers were just 1 for 6 on third down and only had the ball for about 11 1/2 minutes compared to 18 1/2 for the Bruins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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Big shot guests popped up in the studio audience, including the actors Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, and Ryan Reynolds, who did a few bits and pattered about the host going off air; Colbert moved through the usual jokes about the day’s news.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

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