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blab

[ blab ]

verb (used with object)

blabbed, blabbing.
  1. to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly:

    They blabbed my confidences to everyone.



verb (used without object)

blabbed, blabbing.
  1. to talk or chatter indiscreetly or thoughtlessly:

    Don't confide in him, because he blabs. She blabbed so much I couldn't hear the concert.

noun

  1. idle, indiscreet chattering.
  2. a person who blabs; blabbermouth.

blab

/ æ /

verb

  1. to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly
  2. intr to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a less common word for blabber blabber
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲ, nounadjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of blab1

1325–75; Middle English blabbe (noun), perhaps back formation from blaberen to blabber; cognate with Old Norse blabbra, German plappern
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of blab1

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ō , Icelandic blabbra
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Cat crunched her lemonade ice happily and said mental thank-yous—to Harriet for not blabbing, to Chicken for not being any quicker, to the driver of the truck.

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Think of the worst person you know: the kind who blabs people’s secrets, mocks their diction, dismisses their pain while making festivals of her own.

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Within minutes, she’d blabbed to everyone, making it sound like a big joke—with Jess and the twins as the punch line.

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Babbling and blabbing all along with only about 1/3 of his content having any meaning in reality.

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He literally wants to keep blabbing about these sensitive documents in the unsecured scene of the crime.

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