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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An office that demands wisdom and restraint is now debased with churlish impulsivity, rambling incoherency and overt grift.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025 -
The film has a sort of rambling quality, in the sense that there are long sequences.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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The brutal stabbings rattled Moscow, a city of 25,000 people that hadn’t recorded a murder since 2015.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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But the winds of change in Colorado caused this particular branch in Blue to rattle and sway.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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And, the brand just went on rare sale at the boutique retailer Gilt for Memorial Day weekend.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
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But fueled in large part by guard Aaron Nesmith going on a heater and hitting six 3-pointers in the fourth, the Pacers overcame the Knicks and pulled out a 138-135 win.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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