noun
Meaning 1
Blather; foolish talk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
blatter
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈblat.ə/
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General-American: /ˈblæt.əɹ/
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Scotland: /ˈblat.ər/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: B L AE1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A sound of rapid motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A hard battering of rain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
To blather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To hurry or rush noisily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
Etymology
From Latin blaterāre. Influenced by other expressive verbs ending in -er.
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