to bla
- verb
- Informal
- It has nothing to do with how much you talk or blab on and on in class.
Examples
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It has nothing to do with how much you talk or blab on and on in class.
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I wish he would stop blabbing and get to the point of the discussion.
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So these were deep, you know, quiet conversations or these are from the blabbing agents who tell everyone everything.
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And what you'll see is you can see blabbing of the membrane there.
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During the meeting, she kept blabbing about trivial matters that didn't concern anyone.
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He was known for blabbing during lunch breaks about his favorite television shows.
Synonyms
To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things
Talk quickly in a silly way that is hard to understand
To talk a lot in a silly way that makes little sense
To talk on and on in a silly way about unimportant things
To talk in a silly, confused way that has little meaning
To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you
To talk in a silly way that makes no sense
To talk in a slow, unclear way about unimportant things
To speak quickly in a confused or silly way
To talk a lot without saying anything important
To talk a lot in a silly, pointless way
Antonyms
How Meaningful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bla as a verb means to talk in a dull or pointless way. It grew from the sound blah blah that people use to show empty speech, and is like babble, so to bla is to speak without saying anything important.