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Webster 1913 Edition
Blab
Blab
(blăb)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Blabbed
(blăbd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Blabbing
.] [Cf. OE. ]
blaberen
, or Dan. blabbre
, G. plappern
, Gael. blabaran
a stammerer; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. also Blubber
, Verb.
To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion; – sometimes used with
out
. Udall.
And yonder a vile physician
The case of his patient.
blabbing
The case of his patient.
Tennyson.
Blab
,Verb.
I.
To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.
She must burst or
blab
. Dryden.
Blab
,Noun.
[OE.
blabbe
.] One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale.
“Avoided as a blab.” Milton.
For who will open himself to a
blab
or a babbler. Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Blab
BLAB
, v.t.1.
To utter or tell in a thoughtless manner; to publish secrets or trifles without discretion. It implies, says Johnson, rather thoughtlessness than treachery, but may be used in either sense.2.
To tell, or utter; in a good sense.BLAB
,Verb.
I.
BLAB
,Noun.
Definition 2024
blab
blab
English
Verb
blab (third-person singular simple present blabs, present participle blabbing, simple past and past participle blabbed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- Tennyson
- And yonder a vile physician blabbing / The case of his patient.
- Tennyson
Translations
tell tales
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Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:chatter
Noun
blab (plural blabs)
Translations
gossip — see gossip