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blab

American  
[blab] / blæb /
Also blabber

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 British  
/ blæb /

verb

  1. to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly

  2. (intr) to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle

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noun

  1. a less common word for blabber blabber

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Other Word Forms

  • blabbing noun

Etymology

Origin of blab

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

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