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blab

[ blab ]
/ blæb /
Informal.
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verb (used with object), blabbed, blab·bing.
to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
verb (used without object), blabbed, blab·bing.
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
idle, indiscreet chattering.
a person who blabs; blabbermouth.
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Also blab·ber [blab-er]. /ˈblæb ər/.

Origin of blab

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

Words nearby blab

bkpt., bks., bkt., bl., B.L.A., blab, blabber, blabbermouth, black, black acacia, blackacre
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Words related to blab

divulge, tell on, babble, betray, blather, chatter, disclose, gab, gabble, jabber, mouth, peach, prattle, reveal, spill, squeal, tattle, tell, yak, blurt out

How to use blab in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for blab

blab
/ (blæb) /
verb blabs, blabbing or blabbed
to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly
(intr) to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle
noun
a less common word for blabber (def. 1), blabber (def. 2)

Derived forms of blab

blabbing, noun, adjective

Word Origin for blab

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