blither

[ blith -er ]

/ ˈblɪð ər /

to talk foolishly; blather: He's blithering about some problem of his.

Origin of blither

First recorded in 1865–70; variant of blather

blistering, blistery, blit, blite, blithe, blither, blithering, blithesome, blitt, blitz, blitz can

Thomas Mugridge was beside himself, a blithering imbecile, so pleased was he at chumming thus with the captain.

The Sea-Wolf |Jack London
Look here, Jack, has everybody on the blithering police force gone crazy about pajamas?

The Haunted Pajamas |Francis Perry Elliott
You've got a good enough memory not to have forgotten that you made a blithering fool of me once.

Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor |William Somerset Maugham
Why in God's name could he think clearly and yet only talk like a blithering fool?

Erik Dorn |Ben Hecht

Her husband comes in: a robust, thicknecked, well groomed city man, with a strong chin but a blithering eye and credulous mouth.

How He Lied to Her Husband |George Bernard Shaw

blithering

/ (ˈblɪðərɪnɡ) /

talking foolishly; jabbering

informal stupid; foolish you blithering idiot

C19: variant of blather + -ing ²