jaaritella — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
jaaritella is used for these senses in English:
- beat around the bush (idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
- blow smoke (idiomatic) To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- ramble (often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
- spout (intransitive) To speak tediously or pompously.
- talk a blue streak (originally, US) To talk for a long duration of time, at a rapid pace without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium.
ramble — full definition
- verb To walk for pleasure without a fixed destination, especially through the countryside.
- verb To talk or write on at length without a clear direction, often drifting from topic to topic.
- noun A leisurely walk taken for pleasure, typically in the countryside.
spout — full definition
- noun A narrow tube or opening that liquid pours out of.
- verb To shoot out forcefully in a stream or jet.
- verb (informal) To talk on and on in a self-important or long-winded way.