blather (on)

as in to ramble
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point my attention wandered as she blathered on about her endlessly active social life

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Verb
  • The problem was that the rambling interior seemed to be inspired by a suburban take on formal grandeur, which didn’t reflect their personal tastes.
    Tim McKeough, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The 6-foot-5, 449-pound Watson rambled for a first down on 3rd-and-1 from the Tulane 26 with a little more than four minutes remaining.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Dae-ho served in the military like Jung-bae, but the gunfire rattles him immensely.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Colombia rattled the hosts by pressing high upfield, wanting to force nervous defenders into turnovers and beat them on the break.
    Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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  • Asma al-Assad was raised in Acton, west London by her Syrian parents and went on to study computer science and French literature at King's College London, before becoming an investment banker at JPMorgan in London.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Longhorns had a 31-10 lead midway through the third quarter and went on to win, 38-24.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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