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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Get Straight To The Point Don’t waste time rambling with a lengthy introduction.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025 -
Sweet Peas: In the garden, these delicate blooms need a structure to ramble on but Cordelia favors their wildness in cut flower arrangements.—
Lauren Dunec Hoang,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 July 2025
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While the president is desperate for the Fed to cut interest rates, firing Powell before his term ends in eight months is no guarantee that rates would drop, and his departure would also likely rattle the financial markets.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Trump’s whiplash approach to threatening and imposing tariffs has at times rattled the markets.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
21 July 2025
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Sweat went on to graduate from Nederland High School and then went to Lamar University, majoring in pre-med and minoring in music.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
22 July 2025
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The hitmaker goes on to share shots of herself and the basketball player lifting dumbbells, doing planks and pushing weights back and forth, while Thompson periodically interjects on the voiceover.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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