Blab

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blab \Blab\, v. i.
     To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to
     tell tales.
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           She must burst or blab.                  --Dryden.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blab \Blab\, n. [OE. blabbe.]
     One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale. "Avoided as a blab."
     --Milton.
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           For who will open himself to a blab or a babbler.
                                                    --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blab \Blab\ (bl[a^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blabbed} (bl[a^]bd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Blabbing}.] [Cf. OE. blaberen, or Dan.
     blabbre, G. plappern, Gael. blabaran a stammerer; prob. of
     imitative origin. Cf. also {Blubber}, v.]
     To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner;
     to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or
     discretion; -- sometimes used with out. --Udall.
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           And yonder a vile physician blabbing
           The case of his patient.                 --Tennyson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blab
       v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets;  "Be
            careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let
            the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {peach}, {babble},
             {sing}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}]
       2: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
          [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle},
           {twaddle}, {clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {gibber}, {tattle},
           {blabber}, {gabble}]
       [also: {blabbing}, {blabbed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  142 Moby Thesaurus words for "blab":
     agreeable rattle, babble, babblement, babbler, bavardage,
     be indiscreet, be unguarded, bear witness against, betray,
     betray a confidence, betrayer, bibble-babble, big talker, blabber,
     blabberer, blabbermouth, blah-blah, blather, blatherer, blether,
     blethers, blow the whistle, blurt, blurt out, broadcast, cackle,
     caquet, caqueterie, chat, chatter, chatterbox, chatterer,
     chitter-chatter, clack, clatter, delator, disclose, dither,
     divulge, expose, fink, gab, gabber, gabble, gabbler, gas, gasbag,
     gibber, gibble-gabble, gibble-gabbler, give away, go on, gossip,
     great talker, guff, gush, haver, hot air, hot-air artist,
     idle chatterer, idle talk, inform, inform against, inform on,
     informer, jabber, jabberer, jaw, jay, leak, let drop, let fall,
     let slip, magpie, mere talk, moulin a paroles, narc, natter,
     noise about, nonsense talk, palaver, patter, patterer, peach,
     peacher, pour forth, prate, prater, prating, prattle, prattler,
     prittle-prattle, ramble on, rat, rattle, rattle on, reel off,
     reveal, reveal a secret, rumor, run on, sell out, sing, snitch,
     snitch on, snitcher, spill, spill the beans, spout, spout off, spy,
     squeal, squealer, stool, stool pigeon, stoolie, talebearer, talk,
     talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, talkee-talkee, tattle,
     tattle on, tattler, tattletale, tell on, tell secrets, tell tales,
     telltale, testify against, tittle-tattle, turn informer, twaddle,
     twattle, waffle, whistle-blower, windbag, windjammer, word-slinger,
     yak, yakkety-yak