Blabbed

3 definitions found

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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           And yonder a vile physician blabbing
           The case of his patient.                 --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blabbed
       See {blab}