blab
To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretionTo tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
» I blab about the boy all the time.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
blab about something
1998, "Helga Blabs It All", TV episode in season 3 of Hey Arnold!, animated television series created by Craig Bartlett Helga Blabs It All.
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To speak carelessly or excessively
- divulge confidential information or secrets
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Examples
2 sentencesI blab about the boy all the time.
I suggest you don't go blabbing it around. Your husband would take it really hard.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English blabben (“to talk foolishly”), perhaps from Middle English blabbe (“idFrom Middle English blabben (“to talk foolishly”), perhaps from Middle English blabbe (“idle talk; talebearer”). Compare Middle English blaberen (“to blabber, babble”), Middle High German blabezen (“to stammer, babble”).
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Forms
blabs, blabbing, blabbed, blabbedSynonyms
21 synonyms- divulge confidential information or secrets:spill the beanslet the cat out of the bagtalktattlepeachbabblesingbabble out
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly:chatterpifflepalaverpratetittle-tattletwaddleclackmaunder
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle