Definition

1. Verb:
   • To talk indiscreetly or excessively about unimportant matters: To speak rapidly and incessantly, often in a foolish or trivial way.
   • To reveal a secret or confidential information: To divulge private or sensitive information carelessly or maliciously.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (to chatter):
  • He tends to blab about his weekend plans to anyone who will listen.
  • The children blabbed on and on about their favorite cartoons.
• Verb (to reveal a secret):
  • She accidentally blabbed the surprise party details to the guest of honor.
  • If you blab this secret, there will be serious consequences.

Advanced Usage

• "to blab out": To reveal something, especially a secret, suddenly or carelessly.
  • He was so nervous that he blabbed out the entire plan.
• "to blab to someone": To reveal information, especially secrets, to a specific person.
  • She blabbed to the press about the company's financial troubles.

Variants and Related Words

• Blabber (verb/noun): A synonym meaning to talk foolishly or at length; also, a person who does this.
  • He's such a blabber; he can't keep anything to himself.
• Blabbermouth (noun, informal): A person who talks too much, especially one who reveals secrets.
  • Don't tell him anything—he's a known blabbermouth.

Synonyms

• Chatter: To talk rapidly about unimportant things.
• Gossip: To talk about other people's private lives.
• Spill the beans (idiom): To reveal a secret.
• Let the cat out of the bag (idiom): To reveal a secret, often accidentally.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Blab on: To continue talking in a foolish or indiscreet way.
  • He just blabbed on about his new car for an hour.

Related Idioms

• A blabber mouth: A person who cannot keep secrets.
  • I need someone discreet for this job, not a blabber mouth.
• Loose lips sink ships: An idiom warning that careless talk (blabbing) can cause serious problems.
  • Remember, loose lips sink ships, so don't blab about our strategy.

Verb

1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
2. divulge confidential information or secrets
   • Be careful--his secretary talks