blabbed; blabbing
1
: to talk idly or thoughtlessly
2
: to reveal a secret especially by indiscreet chatter
: to reveal especially without reserve or discretion
blabbed the whole affair to the press
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Verb
Don't tell Mary. She'll blab it all over town.
“How did she find out about the surprise party?” “Tom blabbed.”
He kept blabbing on and on about politics.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 June 2024
But things turn sour when Eloise blabs about Colin helping Pen to Cressida and another one of the ladies nearby hears it … and well, gossip is meant to be spread right?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Justin Curto, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Just fodder for fools to blab on about leadership and intangibles and other nonsense.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The unknowing apprentice blabs about red hair and more to Cressida, who then takes the information to blackmail Penelope into paying her a huge sum.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 June 2024
But things turn sour when Eloise blabs about Colin helping Pen to Cressida and another one of the ladies nearby hears it … and well, gossip is meant to be spread right?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Verb
Post Malone blabbing like a rockstar November 19, 2024: Get ready to rock, rave, and possibly even rodeo at this year’s Coachella.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Just fodder for fools to blab on about leadership and intangibles and other nonsense.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Blab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blab. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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blab
2 of 2 verb
blabbed; blabbing
1
: to make known by careless talk
blab a secret
2
: to talk too much
blabber
noun
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