blather (on)

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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Verb
  • On the London six-piece’s striking debut, So Medieval, Nolan rambles and wails atop post-rock jams, knotty guitar riffs, and baroque pop flourishes.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
  • South Mountain is full of trails to ramble along and beautiful spots to watch the sunset over the city.
    Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • While Fed officials formally insist markets don't sway their decisions, economists say the central bank doesn't like to rattle them.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • That effect was on display on Viejas Mountain, where winds whipped the peak’s western flank Tuesday morning, rattling bushes near the 4,187-foot summit.
    Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The song went on to make the top five in 2018, and has charted at number 1 every year since.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Since the turn of the 21st century, the Eddie winner for theatrical drama has gone on to score the Academy Award for Best Editing 14 of 24 times — but only once in the past four years.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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