Blather
/ˈblæðər/noun
To talk at length in a foolish, meaningless, or exaggerated way.
Did you know?Blather is probably from Scots, and its exact origin is uncertain, which makes it one of those words whose own history is a little fuzzy and noisy—just like the speech it describes.
Etymological Timeline
Middle Scots
Scots
blather
“to talk foolishly or idly”
18th–19th Century
English
blather
“idle or nonsensical talk; to talk nonsense”
Modern English
English
blather
“to speak at length in a foolish or pointless way”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhel-
“to blow, swell, or make a sound”