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blather vs chatter

chatter vs blather

blather and chatter both are nouns.

blather and chatter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blather Yes No Yes No
chatter Yes No Yes No
As verbs, chatter is a hypernym of blather; that is, chatter is a word with a broader meaning than blather:
  • blather: to talk foolishly
  • chatter: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Other hypernyms of blather include blab, blabber, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle.
blather (noun) chatter (noun)
foolish gibberish noisy talk
the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
blather (verb) chatter (verb)
to talk foolishly speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
talk socially without exchanging too much information
make noise as if chattering away
cut unevenly with a chattering tool
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
Difference between blather and chatter

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