blab
verb (used with object)
to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly.
had been blabbing
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past perfect progressiveof blab.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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He had been blabbing in his cups, it is said, about the Gowrie affair; certainly most compromising documents, apparently in Logan’s hand, and with his signature, were found on Sprot’s person.
From James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by Andrew Lang
