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Blab

//blæb// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper. countable

    ""You'd better have shoved your grey snout in a hornets' nest, Badger, than suggest that I am the blab," said Nikabrik."

  2. 2
    Gossip; prattle. uncountable

    "Audie never liked him because he was further in with old Craig than he was, bragging and blowing about his work and the things he could do, while Audie sat quiet as a mouse listening to his blab."

Verb
  1. 1
    To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. ambitransitive

    "And yonder a vile physician blabbing / The case of his patient."

  2. 2
    divulge confidential information or secrets wordnet
  3. 3
    to speak carelessly or excessively
  4. 4
    speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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