"blatter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Latin blaterāre Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|blaterāre}} Latin blaterāre Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blatter (countable and uncountable, plural blatters) Forms: blatters [plural]
  1. Blather; foolish talk. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: blatter-en-noun-IrCfc7Ir
  2. A sound of rapid motion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: blatter-en-noun-CS7ri0PZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blatter (uncountable)
  1. A hard battering of rain. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: blatter-en-noun-wiRYVm-B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Etymology: Latin blaterāre Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|blaterāre}} Latin blaterāre Head templates: {{en-verb}} blatter (third-person singular simple present blatters, present participle blattering, simple past and past participle blattered) Forms: blatters [present, singular, third-person], blattering [participle, present], blattered [participle, past], blattered [past]
  1. (intransitive) To blather. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: blatter-en-verb-MGLE6IHq
  2. (intransitive) To hurry or rush noisily. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: blatter-en-verb-gUBdWQbn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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