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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the two friends can blab for hours on the phone
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as in to gossip
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
he blabs a lot, so never share a secret with him
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Recent Examples of blab
Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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
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
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Verb
Just fodder for fools to blab on about leadership and intangibles and other nonsense.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blab
Verb
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The 24-year-old gymnast appeared on the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover and reflected on her achievement while chatting with PEOPLE.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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The pair allegedly met on Roblox in March and had chatted on Discord for several weeks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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So, who better to gossip right now than the stunning cast themselves.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The teacher told them that Ellsworth, who died in 2018, rebuked her for gossiping. Campbell built a thriving children's ministry at Eastland Assembly of God.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Hamas talked to the United States and Egyptian and Qatari mediators to arrange the release of Alexander, and Israel has sent a team to Doha to begin a new round of talks.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Juana Summers talks with Renard about what he's seen in Gaza, and what's next for the people there.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.—
Joshua Cohen,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
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The auditory processing issues associated with his stroke also seemed to diminish, and Mr. Fetterman began to casually converse with people without having to rely on audio transcription.—
Annie Karni,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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An art thief gets trapped on a job in a high-tech penthouse, and his mental and physical state goes south as months go by, leading the criminal to converse with pigeons, do the Macarena and turn the walls of his accidental prison into an unhinged canvas.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, Best was cast for the malleable mannerisms and babbling delivery displayed in his stand-up comedy, and sat with Lucas to study the motivation behind Keaton’s movement.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
18 Apr. 2025
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It’s been almost a quarter-century since Renée Zellweger first stepped into the shoes of the wine-guzzling, smoking, babbling, pratfall-prone and terminally awkward title character in Bridget Jones’s Diary.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.—
Jennifer Rubin,
Washington Post,
16 July 2024
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Jacobs-Jenkins renders him as a wry, friendly figure who occasionally takes over the bodies of the other characters to explain what is happening beneath their jabber.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
5 June 2023
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Much of the chatter leading up to the series has centered around the reception Soto will receive from the Yankees faithful.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2025
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The lounges sway to their usual rhythm of excited chatter, clinking glasses and former players recalling their eras.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Blab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blab. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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