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blab
blab B0291900 (blăb)v. blabbed, blab·bing, blabs v.tr. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.v.intr.1. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.2. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.n.1. An incessant or indiscreet talker.2. Lengthy chatter.
[Middle English blabben, to talk foolishly, back-formation from blaberen.]
blab′by adj.blab (blæb) vb, blabs, blabbing or blabbed1. to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly2. (intr) to chatter thoughtlessly; prattlen a less common word for blabber1, blabber2[C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German blabbizōn, Icelandic blabbra] ˈblabbing n, adjblab (blæb) also blab•ber (ˈblæb ər)
v. blabbed also blab•bered, blab•bing also blab•ber•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: to blab secrets. v.i. 2. to talk or chatter indiscreetly or thoughtlessly. n. 3. idle, indiscreet chattering. 4. a blabbermouth. [1325–75; Middle English blabbe (n.)] blab
Past participle: blabbed
Gerund: blabbing
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| I blab | | you blab | | he/she/it blabs | | we blab | | you blab | | they blab |
| Preterite |
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| I blabbed | | you blabbed | | he/she/it blabbed | | we blabbed | | you blabbed | | they blabbed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am blabbing | | you are blabbing | | he/she/it is blabbing | | we are blabbing | | you are blabbing | | they are blabbing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have blabbed | | you have blabbed | | he/she/it has blabbed | | we have blabbed | | you have blabbed | | they have blabbed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was blabbing | | you were blabbing | | he/she/it was blabbing | | we were blabbing | | you were blabbing | | they were blabbing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had blabbed | | you had blabbed | | he/she/it had blabbed | | we had blabbed | | you had blabbed | | they had blabbed |
| Future |
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| I will blab | | you will blab | | he/she/it will blab | | we will blab | | you will blab | | they will blab |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have blabbed | | you will have blabbed | | he/she/it will have blabbed | | we will have blabbed | | you will have blabbed | | they will have blabbed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be blabbing | | you will be blabbing | | he/she/it will be blabbing | | we will be blabbing | | you will be blabbing | | they will be blabbing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been blabbing | | you have been blabbing | | he/she/it has been blabbing | | we have been blabbing | | you have been blabbing | | they have been blabbing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been blabbing | | you will have been blabbing | | he/she/it will have been blabbing | | we will have been blabbing | | you will have been blabbing | | they will have been blabbing |
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| I had been blabbing | | you had been blabbing | | he/she/it had been blabbing | | we had been blabbing | | you had been blabbing | | they had been blabbing |
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| I would blab | | you would blab | | he/she/it would blab | | we would blab | | you would blab | | they would blab |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have blabbed | | you would have blabbed | | he/she/it would have blabbed | | we would have blabbed | | you would have blabbed | | they would have blabbed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  blab - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"babble out, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, singdisclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"talk, spill - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" | | 2. |  blab - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlyblabber, gabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, maunder, clack, chattermouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" |
blabverb1. tell, reveal, disclose, divulge, blurt out, give away, let slip, blow wide open (slang) She'll blab it all over the school.2. tell all, tell, gossip, spill the beans (informal), sing (slang, chiefly U.S.), tattle, open your mouth, let the cat out of the bag, blow the gaff (Brit. slang), spill your guts (slang) Don't blab about your plans until you are ready to make an announcement.blabverb1. To disclose in a breach of confidence:betray, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil.Informal: spill.Archaic: discover.Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all.2. To engage in or spread gossip:gossip, noise, rumor, talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, whisper.Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school.noun1. A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others:gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer.Slang: yenta.2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:babble, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk.Slang: gab, gas, yak.Translationsblab
blab aroundTo talk about something in a loose or gossipy manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blab" and "around." They are blabbing around that story as if it's the truth. Management is just casually blabbing around the idea of layoffs. Don't blab that nonsense around here, we're not buying it.See also: around, blabblab outTo talk about or reveal a private or secret matter. A noun or pronoun can be used between "blab" and "out." I can't believe you blabbed out the plans for her surprise party right to her face! Don't tell your little brother anything you want to keep secret because he'll definitely blab it out.See also: blab, outblab something aroundInf. to gossip something to others; to spread some news or secret. It's true, but don't blab it around. Did you blab around everything I told you to keep to yourself?See also: around, blabblab something outInf. to speak out freely about something that is a secret. Don't just blab it out! Don't blab out the names of the people who were there!See also: blab, outblab (blæb)1. n. talk; chatter; meaningless talk. I never pay any attention to blab like that. 2. tv. to tell a secret; to reveal something private in public. Tiffany blabbed the whole thing. BLAB
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Related to blab: BLAPSynonyms for blabverb tellSynonyms- tell
- reveal
- disclose
- divulge
- blurt out
- give away
- let slip
- blow wide open
verb tell allSynonyms- tell all
- tell
- gossip
- spill the beans
- sing
- tattle
- open your mouth
- let the cat out of the bag
- blow the gaff
- spill your guts
Synonyms for blabverb to disclose in a breach of confidenceSynonyms- betray
- divulge
- expose
- give away
- let out
- reveal
- tell
- uncover
- unveil
- spill
- discover
verb to engage in or spread gossipSynonyms- gossip
- noise
- rumor
- talk
- tattle
- tittle-tattle
- whisper
noun a person habitually engaged in idle talk about othersSynonyms- gossip
- gossiper
- gossipmonger
- newsmonger
- rumormonger
- scandalmonger
- tabby
- talebearer
- taleteller
- tattle
- tattler
- tattletale
- telltale
- whisperer
- yenta
noun incessant and usually inconsequential talkSynonyms- babble
- blabber
- chat
- chatter
- chitchat
- jabber
- palaver
- prate
- prattle
- small talk
- gab
- gas
- yak
Synonyms for blabverb divulge confidential information or secretsSynonyms- babble out
- blab out
- let the cat out of the bag
- peach
- spill the beans
- tattle
- babble
- talk
- sing
Related Words- disclose
- let on
- divulge
- expose
- give away
- let out
- reveal
- unwrap
- discover
- bring out
- break
- talk
- spill
verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlySynonyms- blabber
- gabble
- gibber
- palaver
- piffle
- prate
- prattle
- tattle
- tittle-tattle
- twaddle
- maunder
- clack
- chatter
Related Words- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
- blather
- blether
- blither
- smatter
- babble
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