blabber

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English blaberen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblæb.ə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -æbə(ɹ)

Verb

blabber (third-person singular simple present blabbers, present participle blabbering, simple past and past participle blabbered)

1. To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
   • 2014, Richard Szweda, Silenius' Gift

     He blabbered away about how he knew where some treasure was hidden and he would tell us if only we would swear to save his life.

2. To blab; to reveal a secret.
3. (UK, obsolete) To stick out one's tongue.

Synonyms

• (to talk foolishly): See also Thesaurus:prattle
• (to let out a secret): See also Thesaurus:rat out

Translations

to let out a secret

• Catalan: xafardejar (ca)
• Danish: indvie
• Finnish: lörpötellä (fi), laverrella, hölöttää (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: spiattellare (it), cianciare (it), spettegolare (it)
• Russian: разбалтывать (ru) impf (razbaltyvatʹ), выбалтывать (ru) impf (vybaltyvatʹ)
• Spanish: cotillear (es)

Noun

blabber (plural blabbers)

1. A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:gossiper

Related terms

• blab
• blabbermouth

Translations

A person who blabs

• Catalan: xafarder (ca)
• Danish: sladrehank c
• Finnish: lörppö (fi), lavertelija (fi)
• Italian: chiacchierone, pettegolo (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: трепло (ru) n (treplo)
• Spanish: cotilla (es)
• Swedish: skvallerbytta (sv) c

Anagrams

• babbler, brabble