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blab

1 syllable · also blabbed, blabbing
verbnoun
Quick answer

As a verb, blab means tell tales. As a noun, it means one who blabs.

Meanings of blab

6 meanings

verb

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

  2. To speak carelessly or excessively

  3. Divulge confidential information or secrets

    “Be careful — his secretary talks”

    Similar: spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, peach, babble

  4. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

    Similar: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle

noun

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

  2. Gossip; prattle.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for blab →
verb: divulge confidential information or secrets
spill the beanslet the cat out of the bagtalktattlepeachbabblesingbabble out
verb: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
chatterpifflepalaverpratetittle-tattletwaddleclackmaunder

Words that rhyme with blab

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