blab

English

Etymology

From Middle English blabben (“to talk foolishly”), perhaps from Middle English blabbe (“idle talk; talebearer”). Compare Middle English blaberen (“to blabber, babble”), Middle High German blabezen (“to stammer, babble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blæb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Verb

blab (third-person singular simple present blabs, present participle blabbing, simple past and past participle blabbed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
   • Tennyson

     And yonder a vile physician blabbing / The case of his patient.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:prattle

Translations

tell tales

• Bulgarian: раздрънквам (bg) (razdrǎnkvam)
• Catalan: xafardejar (ca)
• Finnish: lörpötellä (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Interlingue: ,
• Russian: трепаться (ru) impf (trepatʹsja)
• Spanish: cotillear (es)

Noun

blab (countable and uncountable, plural blabs)

1. (countable) One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
2. (uncountable) Gossip; prattle.

Synonyms

• (one who blabs): See also Thesaurus:chatterbox or Thesaurus:gossiper
• (gossip, prattle): See also Thesaurus:chatter or Thesaurus:gossip

Translations

gossip — see gossip

Related terms

• blabber
• blabbermouth
• blabby
• blubber