Definitions
- Describing someone who talks in a foolish or meaningless way. - Referring to someone who speaks in a boring or tedious manner. - Talking about someone who is rambling or babbling on without making any sense.
- Describing someone who talks excessively without saying anything of value. - Referring to someone who speaks in a nonsensical or incoherent manner. - Talking about someone who is rambling or babbling on without making any sense.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe someone who talks excessively.
- 2Both words suggest that the speaker is not making much sense.
- 3Both words have negative connotations.
- 4Both words can be used to describe speech that is tedious or boring.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Blather suggests more intense and nonsensical speech than drivelling.
- 2Formality: Drivelling is more informal than blather.
- 3Connotation: Drivelling implies foolishness or meaninglessness, while blather implies incoherence or confusion.
- 4Usage: Drivelling is more commonly used in British English, while blather is more common in American English.
Remember this!
Drivelling and blather are synonyms that describe someone who talks excessively and without making much sense. However, blather suggests more intense and nonsensical speech than drivelling, and drivelling is more informal and implies foolishness or meaninglessness, while blather implies incoherence or confusion.
