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blather

/ˈblæðə(r)/verb

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बकवास करना, बेतुकी बातें करना

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verb
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    [I] ~ (on) (about sth)

    to talk continuously about things that are silly or unimportant

    बकवास करना, बेतुकी बातें करना

    • Stop blathering and get to the point.
    • Please stop blathering and tell us what actually happened at the office.
    • The two men blathered on about cricket all evening.
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    • I wish he would stop blathering and answer my question.
    • She blathered about her new phone while we waited for the bus.

    Synonyms prattle babble ramble drivel waffle

    Opposite be concise be brief

noun
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    [U]

    silly talk

    बकवास

    • a lot of blather
    • The politician's speech was just a lot of blather with no real plan.
    • Most of what he said was meaningless blather.
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    • I have no time for blather in meetings.
    • The report was full of blather and had very few facts.

    Synonyms nonsense drivel twaddle gibberish balderdash

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blath·er

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Keep the nonsense-talk words together: blather, drivel (silly nonsense), twaddle (informal, nonsense), balderdash (old-fashioned, nonsense), gibberish (words without meaning), claptrap (foolish talk).

बकवास के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: blather, drivel (मूर्खतापूर्ण बकवास), twaddle (अनौपचारिक, बकवास), balderdash (पुराना, बकवास), gibberish (निरर्थक शब्द), claptrap (मूर्खतापूर्ण बातें)।

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General knowledge

Exam tip: in essays, avoid blathering; get to the point quickly.

परीक्षा युक्ति: निबंधों में बकवास से बचें; जल्दी मुद्दे पर आएँ।