Word of the day: Blether

Word of the day

Blether (also blather): tagarelice, conversa fútil, tagarelar, falar bobagem

Synonyms: ado, ballyhoo, commotion, bluster, bother, bustle, clatter, coil, disturbance, fun, furor, fuss, helter-skelter, hubble-bubble, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil

“Listening to a lot of blather from politicians about who's to blame for the bad economy.”

He wanted to retire quietly and without all the blather of an office send-off.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

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Word of the day: Ballyhoo

Ballyhoo:  propaganda barulhenta, sensacionalismo, exibicionismo, propagar com muito barulho, trombetear

Synonyms: ado, alarums and excursions, commotion, blather, bluster, bother, bustle, clatter, helter-skelter, hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hurly, hurly-burly, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, turmoil, uproar

“It turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street.”

“The usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at mega plexes around the country.”

Obs.: megaplex: a large multiplex typically housing 16 or more movie theaters