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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023
Investigating further, Wieman learned what cognitive scientists have proven repeatedly in recent years: Humans don’t learn concepts very well by having someone blab on about them.
—David H Freedman, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2012
Lots of people just blab on about personal things to me, but this is a medical office.
—Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022
On cue, the CDC's latest update is being met with the usual tomato-throwing response from the anti-vaccine, anti-mask, anti-science, anti-logic members of the blab-o-sphere who have declared the CDC hopelessly lost, unscientific and waffling.
—Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 2 Aug. 2021
Will the former National Security Advisor and right-wing nightmare answer a subpoena and blab to the house committee on Thursday?
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2019
Doing this will: kick your blab habit; conquer your fear of rejection (worst case, you get rejected for being yourself, far better than being loved for faking it); and render your what-to-tell question moot.
—Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 19 Mar. 2018
Want to hear a scientist blab about his latest project?
—Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2018
Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
End of carousel With your permission to blab your money secrets, the company earns extra income from showing you advertisements for the next three years for things like credit cards and mortgage offers targeted to your financial situation.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
And most importantly, who gets to blab the acceptance speech?
—Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
But like in past seasons for tax filing, popular online tax services from TurboTax and H&R Block want to blab your tax return secrets.
—Shira Ovide, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
More from Carolyn Hax Answer this week’s reader question: Mom blabbed about late dad’s affair From the archive: Breaking up is hard to do.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
More to the point, what kind of guy would blab to the world on TV about the level of his losses?
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
Just remember to take advice from real experts -- not from someone blabbing on Instagram or Facebook or tweeting junk to us.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2020
The chat can go on for as long as the chattiest participant wants to blab on.
—Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2020
Noun
Touring musicians drop by either of the store’s two cavernous locations, prowl the labyrinthine sales floor, grab up records by the armful for an hour or so, then blab about their purchases on camera.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023
Investigating further, Wieman learned what cognitive scientists have proven repeatedly in recent years: Humans don’t learn concepts very well by having someone blab on about them.
—David H Freedman, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2012
Lots of people just blab on about personal things to me, but this is a medical office.
—Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022
On cue, the CDC's latest update is being met with the usual tomato-throwing response from the anti-vaccine, anti-mask, anti-science, anti-logic members of the blab-o-sphere who have declared the CDC hopelessly lost, unscientific and waffling.
—Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 2 Aug. 2021
Will the former National Security Advisor and right-wing nightmare answer a subpoena and blab to the house committee on Thursday?
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2019
Doing this will: kick your blab habit; conquer your fear of rejection (worst case, you get rejected for being yourself, far better than being loved for faking it); and render your what-to-tell question moot.
—Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 19 Mar. 2018
Want to hear a scientist blab about his latest project?
—Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2018
Verb
When her son, Julien, blabbed about Debbie’s crazy, on-screen breakup with her new beau, the Georgia native admitted to holding some indignity over the 43-year age gap relationship.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
End of carousel With your permission to blab your money secrets, the company earns extra income from showing you advertisements for the next three years for things like credit cards and mortgage offers targeted to your financial situation.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
And most importantly, who gets to blab the acceptance speech?
—Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
But like in past seasons for tax filing, popular online tax services from TurboTax and H&R Block want to blab your tax return secrets.
—Shira Ovide, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
More from Carolyn Hax Answer this week’s reader question: Mom blabbed about late dad’s affair From the archive: Breaking up is hard to do.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
More to the point, what kind of guy would blab to the world on TV about the level of his losses?
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
Just remember to take advice from real experts -- not from someone blabbing on Instagram or Facebook or tweeting junk to us.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2020
The chat can go on for as long as the chattiest participant wants to blab on.
—Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2020
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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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