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blab

verb
/blæb/

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”).

  1. derived from blabbe — “idle talk; talebearer”
  2. inherited from blabben — “to talk foolishly”

Definitions

  1. To tell tales

    To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.

    • blab about something
    • And yonder a vile physician blabbing / The case of his patient.
    • 1998, "Helga Blabs It All", TV episode in season 3 of Hey Arnold!, animated television series created by Craig Bartlett Helga Blabs It All.

  2. to speak carelessly or excessively

  3. One who blabs

    One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.

    • "You'd better have shoved your grey snout in a hornets' nest, Badger, than suggest that I am the blab," said Nikabrik.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Gossip

      Gossip; prattle.

      • Audie never liked him because he was further in with old Craig than he was, bragging and blowing about his work and the things he could do, while Audie sat quiet as a mouse listening to his blab.

The neighborhood

Derived

blabmouth, blab out, blabtale, blabtongue, blab-off switch, blab school

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for blab. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA