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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Sometimes slowing down and taking a beat before responding can reduce rambling and give more clarity and structure to an answer.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025 -
Dawn says that in interviews, job candidates should avoid rambling.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Harker’s Isabella Lo had a shot at the tie, but her buzzer-beating 3-pointer rattled out.—
Glenn Reeves,
The Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The noise of the yelling broke off a piece of dead limb or bark, which rattled down through the tree above me and struck my shoulder.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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The model went on to share the closest she’s ever come to feeling envious of Cannon’s other relationships.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2025
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After that brief perk higher, though, stocks would go on to slide again into the end of trading.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Blather (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blather%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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