Blab
to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly:
They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
to talk or chatter indiscreetly or thoughtlessly:
Don’t confide in him, because he blabs. She blabbed so much I couldn’t hear the concert.
idle, indiscreet chattering.
a person who blabs; blabbermouth.
Contemporary Examples
New Clue in Chasen Murder A. L. Bardach December 5, 2010
Historical Examples
The Grammar School Boys of Gridley H. Irving Hancock
The Power of Darkness Leo Tolstoy
A History of American Literature Since 1870 Fred Lewis Pattee
Rookwood William Harrison Ainsworth
Bentley’s Miscellany, Volume II Various
The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper Martin Farquhar Tupper
Dead Man’s Love Tom Gallon
Stories in Light and Shadow Bret Harte
The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories Charles Weathers Bump
verb blabs, blabbing, blabbed
to divulge (secrets) indiscreetly
(intransitive) to chatter thoughtlessly; prattle
noun
a less common word for blabber (sense 1), blabber (sense 2)
v.
Biomedical Library Acquisitions Bulletin
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