to blab out
1
7.9
- phrasal verb
- /blæb aʊt/
- Informal
:
revelar
- He tends to blab out confidential information when he’s nervous.
Examples
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Don't blab out our plans!
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She accidentally blabbed out the secret during lunch.
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Don’t blab out the surprise party plans to anyone.
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She blabbed out the surprise party details.
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He accidentally blabbed out the surprise party details during lunch.
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She tends to blab out personal stories without thinking twice.
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During the meeting, he blabbed out sensitive information about the project.
Synonyms
342
4.1
Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people
234
4.1
To tell people information that was secret
219
4.1
To tell secret information to the public without permission
164
4.5
To reveal secret information, often by mistake
114
3.4
Tell a secret on purpose or by accident
92
4.1
To say the truth about something you kept secret
76
8.6
To tell the police or another authority about someone's bad action, betraying their trust
70
8.4
To tell secret information to the police or other officials
60
4.2
To show a feeling or secret without meaning to
45
6.2
To tell secret or private information to people
43
6.0
To tell a secret or show feelings you were trying to hide
32
3.7
Tell secret or private information to other people
21
7.4
To tell secrets without thinking
18
6.0
Tell a secret by accident before others know
12
6.3
To tell someone a secret that should be kept
8
7.0
Tell a person in charge about someone else's bad actions in a childish way
8
6.8
Reveal secret information that shocks people
5
5.6
Accidentally tell someone something you want to keep secret
5
8.1
To tell someone your private feelings or secrets openly
5
5.1
To tell a secret that should be kept
3
5.3
Tell secret information carelessly to others
2
5.5
To show something hidden so people can see it
2
9.9
To tell authorities secret information about someone to get them in trouble
1
7.5
To tell everything about yourself, including private things
1
8.4
To tell secrets about someone to other people
1
5.5
To tell a secret by accident and spoil a surprise
1
8.5
To tell private or bad things about someone to other people
1
9.1
To openly say something people usually keep secret
To tell secrets without thinking
To talk about private or embarrassing family matters in public
To tell other people someone's private information, often their sexual orientation, without their permission
To make a secret known often without meaning to
Antonyms
How Revealing
342
4.1
- Informal
1
7.9
- Informal
42
3.9
∞
1.0
136
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to reveal confidential information' is directly and transparently compositional from 'blab' (to disclose thoughtlessly) plus the particle 'out' (to expose or make public). The particle 'out' is a productive English pattern that intensifies disclosure, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should immediately infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Blab out comes from a simple picture: someone talks so much that the secret seems to spill or pour out of them. The parts blab (to talk foolishly) and out (outward) make that image, so blab out means 'to give away' a secret, often by accident.