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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blab /blæb/USA pronunciation also blab•ber/ˈblæbɚ/USA pronunciation v., blabbed also blab•bered, blab•bing also blab•ber•ing. - Informal Termsto talk (about something) without thought;
to reveal by talking this way: [~ + object]You know he'll just blab all the secrets.[no object]It's time to stop blabbing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blab (blab),USA pronunciation v., blabbed, blab•bing, n. [Informal.]v.t. - Informal Termsto reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly:They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
v.i. - Informal Termsto talk or chatter indiscreetly or thoughtlessly:Don't confide in him, because he blabs. She blabbed so much I couldn't hear the concert.
n. - Informal Termsidle, indiscreet chattering.
- Informal Termsa person who blabs; blabbermouth.
Also, blab•ber (blab′ər).USA pronunciation - 1325–75; Middle English blabbe (noun, nominal), perh. back formation from blaberen to blabber; cognate with Old Norse blabbra, German plappern
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blab /blæb/ vb (blabs, blabbing, blabbed)- to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly
- (intransitive) to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle
n - a less common word for blabber,
Etymology: 14th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German blabbizōn, Icelandic blabbra |