Blatter

//ˈblat.ə// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Blather; foolish talk. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A sound of rapid motion. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A hard battering of rain. countable, uncountable

    "Between the roar of the thunder and the blatter of the rain there were intervals of an astounding still, of an ominous suspense […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To blather. intransitive
  2. 2
    To hurry or rush noisily. intransitive

Example

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"Between the roar of the thunder and the blatter of the rain there were intervals of an astounding still, of an ominous suspense […]"

Etymology

From Latin blaterāre. Influenced by other expressive verbs ending in -er.

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