blabbed; blabbing
1
: to talk idly or thoughtlessly
2
: to reveal a secret especially by indiscreet chatter
: to reveal especially without reserve or discretion
blabbed the whole affair to the press
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Examples of blab in a Sentence
Verb
Don't tell Mary. She'll blab it all over town.
“How did she find out about the surprise party?” “Tom blabbed.”
He kept blabbing on and on about politics.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 June 2024
But things turn sour when Eloise blabs about Colin helping Pen to Cressida and another one of the ladies nearby hears it … and well, gossip is meant to be spread right?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
In response, Smith alleged that her ex was actually the one who blabbed the news to his family, according to new court documents obtained by the Press Herald.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
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Noun
The unknowing apprentice blabs about red hair and more to Cressida, who then takes the information to blackmail Penelope into paying her a huge sum.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 June 2024
But things turn sour when Eloise blabs about Colin helping Pen to Cressida and another one of the ladies nearby hears it … and well, gossip is meant to be spread right?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Verb
Rome’s nonstop blabbing about the dos and don’ts of fishing have gotten most of the tribe wound up, though ignoring him and talking smack behind his back seem to be a salve.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
In response, Smith alleged that her ex was actually the one who blabbed the news to his family, according to new court documents obtained by the Press Herald.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
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“Blab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blab. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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blab
2 of 2 verb
blabbed; blabbing
1
: to make known by careless talk
blab a secret
2
: to talk too much
blabber
noun
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