blab

  • 31blab school — noun Etymology: blab (II) : a school common in the United States during pioneer days in which pupils study their lessons by repeating them aloud separately or in chorus until one is called forward to recite …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 32blab — I. noun Etymology: Middle English blabbe; akin to Middle English blaberen Date: 14th century 1. archaic one that blabs ; tattletale 2. idle or excessive talk ; chatter • blabby adjective …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33blab — 1. verb /blæb/ To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. 2. noun /blæb/ One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper. See Also: blabber, blabbermouth, blabby …

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  • 34blab — Synonyms and related words: 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 …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 35Blab — 1. talk, especially vacuously: Quit blabbing! ; 2. reveal some information that one is supposed to keep quiet; gossip …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 36blab — I Australian Slang 1. talk, especially vacuously: Quit blabbing! ; 2. reveal some information that one is supposed to keep quiet; gossip II Mawdesley Glossary to tell …

    English dialects glossary

  • 37blab — v To inform or tattle. Fritz blabbed to my parents about the other night. 1600s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 38blab — vb to inform (on someone), to tell tales or reveal information. The term often has the sense of a garrulous or inadvertent revelation of a secret or confidence. Like blabber, the word has meant (to engage in) voluble or indiscreet talk since the… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 39blab — blæb v. reveal a secret, talk without discretion; chatter, babble …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 40blab — tell everybody, tell secrets    I told you I like Kevin, and you blabbed it to everybody …

    English idioms