blab

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
2. to speak carelessly or excessively

Noun

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

Synonyms

gossip

tattle

chatter

babble

blabber

gabble

twaddle

clack

spill the beans

prattle

piffle

rumor

talk

🗣️

jabber

tittle-tattle

let the cat out of the bag

maunder

gibber

palaver

peach

🍑

prate

chat

blurt

talk a lot

blather

sing

blab out

babble out

report on

tell

tell on

yak

yap

speak evil of

yabber

talking a lot

be talkative

talk idly

loosen one’s mouth

account for

say something unthinkingly

babbler

blabbermouth

blabbing

blurt out

calve

chew the fat

claver

complain

confabulate

Translations

bavarder

ausplaudern

φλυαρώ

boşboğazlılık

parler

🗣️

gevezelik etmek

ακριτολογώ

parlotejar

schwatzen

xerrar

φλύαρος

jacasser

chismorrear

أفشى السر

تصطك

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blæb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blabben

Cognate with Middle English: blaberen

Cognate with Middle High German: blabezen

In summary

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”).