blab

[ blab ]

verb (used with object)

, blabbed, blab·bing.

1. to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly:

   They blabbed my confidences to everyone.

verb (used without object)

, blabbed, blab·bing.

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

/ blæb /

verb

1. to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly
2. intr to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle

noun

1. a less common word for blabber blabber

Derived Forms

• ˈblabbing, nounadjective

Word 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of blab¹

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German blabbizōn , Icelandic blabbra

Example Sentences

Or they blab it on social media.

From Los Angeles Times

But like in past seasons for tax filing, popular online tax services from TurboTax and H&R Block want to blab your tax return secrets.

From Washington Post

When this and other incidents were investigated, one soldier posted a photo of a Wehrmacht soldier on social media with a finger over his mouth and the caption: “Silence!!! = don’t blab! The enemy is listening!”

From New York Times

Touring musicians drop by one of the store’s three cavernous locations, prowl the labyrinthine sales floor, grab up records by the armful for an hour or so, then blab about their purchases on camera.

From Washington Post

But if you descend into this tidy Arlington basement for a zigzag blab about the ideas that animate the band’s music, the paradoxes start piling up fast.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• divulge
• tell on