blab
to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
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.
idle, indiscreet chattering.
a person who blabs; blabbermouth.
Origin of blab
1- Also blab·ber [blab-er]. /ˈblæb ər/.
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How to use blab in a sentence
The only good man and the only object of a woman's favours is he who has blabbered into her ears the matrimonial incantations.
Mashi and Other Stories | Rabindranath Tagore
British Dictionary definitions for blab
/ (blæb) /
to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly
(intr) to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle
a less common word for blabber (def. 1), blabber (def. 2)
Origin of blab
1Derived forms of blab
- blabbing, noun, adjective
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