BLABBING Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in babbling

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verb

present participle of blab

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation the two friends can blab for hours on the phone

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as in gossiping

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 blabbing

Verb

Rather, Sophi refrained from immediately blabbing about her advantage to Savannah and Rizo, keeping the discovery all to herself. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025 As with other gray-empowerment films like Thelma, there’s a touch of corniness in María Ángeles’ determination and resilience, which extends to a hint of blackmail to stop the real estate agent from blabbing to Clara. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 Don’t say that your generic generative AI instantiates professional quality therapy, such as brazenly blabbing so in your marketing materials. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Eichenberger recently converted one of the ponds into a small babbling brook to maintain a steady flow of water.

— Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
The internet has spoken—the babbling of Minions will be heard at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of babbling

Verb

Within the venue gates but outside the stands, groups of friends were playing cornhole and having picnic dinners from food trucks parked onsite; older attendees were chatting and kids were kicking around mini soccer balls.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Anderson was the final one in the gym, spending nearly a good dozen or so minutes seated next to Hornets assistant coach Ryan Frazier, chatting for a lengthy spell while going over some things.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

Definition of chatting

Verb

GiGi had been on the phone for the past hour, the receiver tucked between her head and her left shoulder, a Prince album playing loudly so Syl couldn’t hear her gossiping.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Others reported witnessing judgmental comments, gossiping, staff intentionally violating patient privacy, staff wanting to punish the patients for their actions and denial of pain management during labor.

— Karli Swenson, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

Definition of gossiping

Noun

The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of prattle

Verb

Cholowsky visited Chicago for a few days in early June, talking to coaches and executives, hanging out with players and listening to Jerry Reinsdorf’s baseball stories.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Yet nobody could remember ever seeing the man in a cowboy hat before 2024, when he was spotted talking to residents about lawsuits against the local dump.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of talking

Noun

Companies modelled after Mary Kay that have reprised empowerment babble for their founders’ gain are mentioned but receive scarce judgment.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.

— Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of babble

Verb

The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026
This is because any of various chatbots can induce in us an irresistible sense of our conversing with an actual person.

— Joel Marks, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026

Definition of conversing

Noun

Molly’s dialogue meanders between mindless chattering and singing to herself, musing on the mythological origins of asteroid names, recalling bittersweet memories of her wife and reflecting on faith, science and the afterlife.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
In lieu of keyboards clicking, the sounds of chattering and forks scraping plates fill the space.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026

Definition of chattering

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