blathers
Speaks without substance
Blathers is the third-person singular of blather, meaning to talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way: He blathers on about conspiracy theories.
The word suggests both volume and emptiness—someone who blathers produces many words but little substance.
A blather or blathers can also be the talk itself: I've had enough of his blathers.
Senseless, silly talk
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
- claptrapInsincere, pretentious language
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
gibberish · poppycock · malarkey · piffle · bunkum · tommyrot · codswallop · flapdoodle
Tediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
- prolixExcessively wordy in speech
voluble · effusive · windbag · motor-mouth · chatty · talkative · grandiloquent · pompous
In a confused state
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
scrambled · inarticulate · confused · fuzzy · unclear · fragmented · disconnected · senseless
Reveal another's wrongdoing
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
secrets · buzz · tea · spill · natter · yenta · backbite · chinwag
To travel without direction
- digressStray from the topic
- wanderMove without fixed direction
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- tangentLine touching curve once
discursive · unfocused · aimless · roundabout · meandering · off-topic · stray · deviate
drivel
Senseless, silly talk
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
- claptrapInsincere, pretentious language
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
hogwash · gibberish · poppycock · malarkey · piffle · bunkum · tommyrot · codswallop · flapdoodle · jibber-jabber
garrulous
Tediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
prolix · voluble · effusive · windbag · motor-mouth · chatty · talkative · grandiloquent · pompous · overwrought
muddled
In a confused state
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
unintelligible · scrambled · inarticulate · confused · fuzzy · unclear · fragmented · disconnected · senseless
tattle
Reveal another's wrongdoing
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
scandal · secrets · buzz · tea · spill · natter · yenta · backbite · chinwag · dish
meander
To travel without direction
tangent · discursive · unfocused · aimless · roundabout · meandering · off-topic · stray · deviate · sidetrack
blathersgets to the point
Addresses core matter directly
summarizes · encapsulates · condenses · distills · cuts to the chase
blathersarticulates
Expresses in words
reasons · explicates · elucidates · expounds · enlightens
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