"blither" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /blaɪðɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blither.wav
Etymology: Related to blithe Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} blither
  1. comparative form of blithe: more blithe Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: blithe (extra: more blithe)
    Sense id: en-blither-en-adj-Gziauiz2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈblɪðɚ/ [US], /ˈblɪðə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blither2.wav Forms: blithers [present, singular, third-person], blithering [participle, present], blithered [participle, past], blithered [past]
Etymology: A variant of blether, from blather. Head templates: {{en-verb}} blither (third-person singular simple present blithers, present participle blithering, simple past and past participle blithered)
  1. to talk foolishly; to blather Derived forms: blithering
    Sense id: en-blither-en-verb-tlCoTPid Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [Scots]

Head templates: {{head|sco|comparative adjective}} blither
  1. comparative degree of blithe Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: blithe
    Sense id: en-blither-sco-adj-LorgQ1ja Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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