verb (used with object)
1.
to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
verb (used without object)
2.
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
3.
idle, indiscreet chattering.
4.
a person who blabs; blabbermouth.
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Blab
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is subtilize. Does it mean:
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
blab
1530s, from M.E. noun blabbe "one who does not control his tongue" (late 14c.), probably echoic.
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Slang Dictionary
blab definition[blæb]
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Example sentences
One has only to blab in his cups and it all collapses.
All the while, campers blab on their cellphones to friends and family and other reporters.
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