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Talk foolishly
Answer for the clue "Talk foolishly ", 7 letters:
blither
Word definitions for blither in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
blither \blither\ v. same as blather . Syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" [syn: babble , blather , smatter , blether ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1868, variant of blether "talk nonsense," 1520s, a northern British and Scottish word, from Middle English blather (see blather (v.)). Related: Blithered ; blithering .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 (en-comparative of: blithe ) Etymology 2 v to talk foolishly; to blather
Usage examples of blither.
All ended happily, and never had the wedding-bells in the old village church rung out a blither peal than they did at the subsequent union.
Then Ludolf blithers and sniffs and the traveler usually gives him a coin or two.