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verb

Definition of blab

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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Verb

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

Noun

The unknowing apprentice blabs about red hair and more to Cressida, who then takes the information to blackmail Penelope into paying her a huge sum. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 June 2024 But things turn sour when Eloise blabs about Colin helping Pen to Cressida and another one of the ladies nearby hears it … and well, gossip is meant to be spread right? — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for blab

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blab

Verb

So the two started chatting and wondered if there was a resource where they could get connected to couples having a wedding in their area who needed a seat-filler of sorts.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The petition, the group chat coordinating the town hall, the livestream of the council vote—all of it runs through the buildings being protested.

— Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of chat

Verb

Even her good friend Gizelle knew, and chose to gossip with Ashley instead of privately informing Tia off camera.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
The two women start to hang out again like college pals, gossiping and hip-hip dancing and — always – splitting a bottle of white wine.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of gossip

Noun

And three, sometimes four, of those many waking hours are spent in the car — bouncing from home to school to her second or third job and home again — with music at full blast to drown out the babble of anxiety, most of it financial.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of babble

Verb

Publicly, Pacific Fusion talks mostly about its future ability to supply electricity, a promise the fusion industry has made for years.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The 6,200-square-foot venue spans two levels and features a 700-square-foot dry sauna, an infrared sauna and a 46-degree cold plunge, with dim communal areas built in to encourage guests to linger and talk.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of talk

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

Noun

Some children clustered there to jabber and run madly about, while others just wanted attention and knew how to get it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
And given that these are not professional actors, or even (in most cases) people who aspire to be, LaBeouf’s words to them, full of deadly serious jabber about empathy and ego, are pumped up with an intensity that feels overdone and inappropriate.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025

Definition of jabber

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