blab

[ blab ]

/ blæb /

Informal.

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verb (used with object), blabbed, blab·bing.

to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.

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.

noun

idle, indiscreet chattering.

a person who blabs; blabbermouth.

Also 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

Words nearby blab

bkpt., bks., bkt., bl., B.L.A., blab, blabber, blabbermouth, black, black acacia, blackacre

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Example sentences from the Web for blab

For someone in the blab business, she could be remarkably discreet.
New Clue in Chasen Murder|A. L. Bardach|December 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He said he had a nice fresh flat who thought it a fine thing to play the spy and blab all he found out.
Frank Merriwell at Yale|Burt L. Standish
Did not Ffob Oothout tell me to blab no secrets and shut my teeth tight?
Tales of the Chesapeake|George Alfred Townsend
Well, sez Horace, speakin in a low secret-tellin tone, Ill tell ya; but I dont want ya to blab it to every one ya see.
Friar Tuck|Robert Alexander Wason

Good, excellent: he will not blab; secureness lives in secrecy.
The Works of John Marston|John Marston
Pinkey had warned him that at the first openly hostile act he would "blab" the story of the Skull Creek episode far and wide.
The Dude Wrangler|Caroline Lockhart

British Dictionary definitions for blab

blab

/ (blæb) /

verb blabs, blabbing or blabbed

to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly

(intr) to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle

noun

a less common word for blabber (def. 1), blabber (def. 2)

Derived forms of blab

blabbing, noun, adjective

Word Origin for blab

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German blabbizōn, Icelandic blabbra

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	blab
释义	blab [ blab ] / blæb / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR blab ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), blabbed, blab·bing. to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone. 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. noun idle, indiscreet chattering. a person who blabs; blabbermouth. Also 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 Words nearby blab bkpt., bks., bkt., bl., B.L.A., blab, blabber, blabbermouth, black, black acacia, blackacre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blab For someone in the blab business, she could be remarkably discreet. New Clue in Chasen Murder\|A. L. Bardach\|December 6, 2010\|DAILY BEAST He said he had a nice fresh flat who thought it a fine thing to play the spy and blab all he found out. Frank Merriwell at Yale\|Burt L. Standish Did not Ffob Oothout tell me to blab no secrets and shut my teeth tight? Tales of the Chesapeake\|George Alfred Townsend Well, sez Horace, speakin in a low secret-tellin tone, Ill tell ya; but I dont want ya to blab it to every one ya see. Friar Tuck\|Robert Alexander Wason Good, excellent: he will not blab; secureness lives in secrecy. The Works of John Marston\|John Marston Pinkey had warned him that at the first openly hostile act he would "blab" the story of the Skull Creek episode far and wide. The Dude Wrangler\|Caroline Lockhart British Dictionary definitions for blab blab / (blæb) / verb blabs, blabbing or blabbed to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly (intr) to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle noun a less common word for blabber (def. 1), blabber (def. 2) Derived forms of blab blabbing, noun, adjective Word Origin for blab C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German blabbizōn, Icelandic blabbra Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blab divulge, tell on, disclose, blather, gab, reveal, babble, jabber, spill, gabble, tattle, mouth, betray, yak, prattle, chatter, tell, squeal, peach, give away
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blab

verb (used with object), blabbed, blab·bing.

verb (used without object), blabbed, blab·bing.

noun

Origin of blab

Words nearby blab

Example sentences from the Web for blab

British Dictionary definitions for blab

verb blabs, blabbing or blabbed

noun

Derived forms of blab

Word Origin for blab

Words related to blab