blabber
To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherentlyTo blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
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CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
To blab; to reveal a secret.
разбалтыватьrazbaltyvatʹ, выбалтыватьvybaltyvatʹ
(UK, obsolete)To stick out one's tongue.
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Examples
7 sentencesWhat are you blabbering about?
What are you blabbering on about?
ruО чём ты тут мелешь? — Ooneykcall
Those people in the living room are blabbering carelessly.
Gustavo didn’t stop blabbering.
She kept blabbering about how her boyfriend is kind, compassionate, brave, and whatnot.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English blaberen.Inherited from Middle English blaberen.
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Forms
blabbers, blabbering, blabbered, blabberedSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
3 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.