blab
verb (used with object)
to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly.
blabbed
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past participleof blab.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof blab.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
blabverb (used with object)to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly.
Example Sentences
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They were technically creative but they seemed young, and they had associates who blabbed about their exploits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
When Lindell blabbed out one anecdote about a “friend,” he wasn’t prepared for De Brasco to ask for that friend’s last name, which Lindell refused to provide.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
The only reason we know there was an agreement between the judges is because Common blabbed about it.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2020
John Kerry, the former secretary of state, had the misfortune of sitting next to an NBC reporter at breakfast when he apparently blabbed on the phone about a potential run for the presidency.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2020
He only knows what Zara told him when she blabbed about him one day on one of our FT calls.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
