blab
Plural: blabs
Verb
Verb Forms: blabbed, blabbing, blabs
- To reveal secrets thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; to talk idly.
- divulge confidential information or secrets
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- to speak carelessly or excessively
Noun
- One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
- Gossip; prattle.
Examples
- Don’t BLAB your secret Scrabble strategy, or your opponents will quickly adapt.
Origin / 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”).
Synonyms
babble, babble out, blab out, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, let the cat out of the bag, maunder, palaver, peach, piffle, prate, prattle, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gossip, gossiper
Antonyms
keep quiet
Scrabble Score: 8
blab: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordblab: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blab: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary