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See more synonyms for blab on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), blabbed, blab·bing. to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone. Show More
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. Show More
idle, indiscreet chattering. a person who blabs; blabbermouth. Show More
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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
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Related Words for blabbering blathering ,
chitchatting ,
gibbering ,
blithering ,
blabbering ,
jabbering ,
blather ,
prate ,
ramble ,
babble ,
blabber ,
waffle ,
prattle ,
gabble ,
gab ,
twaddle ,
jabber ,
jaw ,
buzz British Dictionary definitions for blabbering verb blabs , blabbing or blabbed to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly (intr) to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle Show More
Derived Forms blabbing , noun , adjective Word Origin for blab C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German blabbizōn , Icelandic blabbra
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Word Origin and History for blabbering v. mid-15c., apparently from Middle English noun blabbe "one who does not control his tongue" (late 13c.), probably echoic. Related: Blabbed ; blabbing . The exact relationship between the blabs and blabber is difficult to determine. The noun was "[e]xceedingly common in 16th and 17th c.; unusual in literature since c 1750" [OED].
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