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Blab

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intransitive verb. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.

intransitive verb. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.

intransitive verb. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.

noun. An incessant or indiscreet talker.

noun. Lengthy chatter.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. A babbler; a telltale; one who betrays secrets, or tells things which ought to be kept secret.

To utter or tell in a thoughtless or unnecessary manner (what ought to be kept secret); let out (secrets).

To talk indiscreetly; tattle; tell tales.

To swell out or up; make swollen, as the cheeks.

noun. A bubble; a blister; a swelling.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

transitive verb. To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion; -- sometimes used with out.

intransitive verb. To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.

noun. One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

verb. To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.

noun. One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

verb. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

verb. divulge confidential information or secrets

Word Usage

"I always watch on C-Span anyway to avoid all the blab from the commentators."

Form

blabbed blabbing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

break bring out disclose discover divulge

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

Connolly Hillary babbler backstory blabber

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

agreeable rattle babble babblement babbler babbler

variant

blabbed blabber blabbing

verb-form

blabbed blabbing blabs