| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| blab |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  bl b |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: blabbed, blab·bing, blabs
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | To reveal (secret matters) especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To reveal secret matters. 2. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly. See synonyms at gossip. | | NOUN: | 1. An incessant or indiscreet talker. 2. Lengthy chatter. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English blabben, to talk foolishly, back-formation from blaberen. | | OTHER FORMS: | blab by —ADJECTIVE
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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