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to blabber

to blabber

6 7.8
To talk too much and tell secrets carelessly
  • verb
  • /ˈblæbər/
  • Informal
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  • He just couldn't help but blabber the secret he promised to keep.
  • stop blabbering
  • just blabbering

OK, So you just start blabbing about anything.

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Examples

  • I agree, but when both men have the same position, one must blabber on and on about trivial details to make a point.

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  • And when does he stop blabbering about "fighting for change" and start actually leading the country?

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  • I think we decided not to blabber on over endless nonsense regarding what is, might, or could be going on.

  • OK, So you just start blabbing about anything.

  • So if you're going to blabber it all around the place, we might as well pack up and leave now.

  • Stop blabbering and tell this girl your proposition.

  • Do try to stay on topic and try to avoid blabbering.

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  • Alcoholics tend to blabber and brag.

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  • And if you're still blabbering when I get back here, I'm gonna divorce your tongue from your mouth.

  • Ban Ki-moon and other international climate alarmists continue blabbering about the forthcoming "global warming catastrophe."

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Synonyms

to spill
vsto blabber
164 4.5

To reveal secret information, often by mistake

also suggests casual excess talking about trivial subjects as well
to chatter
vsto blabber
86 2.7

To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things

also adds the idea of careless secret revealing beyond fast trivial talk
to blab
vsto blabber
  • Informal
21 7.4

To tell secrets without thinking

also includes general excessive talking about trivial matters besides careless revealing
to spill the beans
vsto blabber
  • Informal
18 6.0

Tell a secret by accident before others know

also means talking too much about unimportant matters, not only accidental revealing
to blather
vsto blabber
  • Informal
12 8.0

To talk a lot in a silly way that makes little sense

can also mean revealing secrets carelessly, not only meaningless speech
to prattle
vsto blabber
9 8.4

To talk on and on in a silly way about unimportant things

often implies careless revealing of secrets as part of excess talking
to blither
vsto blabber
7 9.9

To talk in a silly, confused way that has little meaning

is more about careless secret revealing or excessive trivial talk together
to spill one's guts
vsto blabber
  • Informal
5 8.1

To tell someone your private feelings or secrets openly

is broader, also applying to careless talk about unimportant matters
to babble
vsto blabber
3 5.3

Tell secret information carelessly to others

also applies when someone simply talks excessively about trivial things
to clack
vsto blabber
  • Archaic
3 8.4

To talk quickly about small, unimportant things

also implies careless revealing of secrets, not just rapid trivial talk
to overshare
vsto blabber
  • Texting
2 7.3

To reveal too much personal information to other people

is similar but also covers general excess talking about trivial matters
to tattle
vsto blabber
  • Informal
1 7.1

To talk a lot about small unimportant things, often about other people

also implies careless revealing of secrets rather than only gossip
to gabble
vsto blabber
1 7.9

To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you

is similar but sometimes means revealing secrets carelessly as well
to dish the dirt
vsto blabber
  • Informal
1 8.5

To tell private or bad things about someone to other people

focuses more broadly on talking too much, not only spreading gossip
to prate
vsto blabber
  • Literature
1 9.9

To talk for a long time about things that do not matter

is more general, also including careless disclosure of confidential facts
to palaver
vsto blabber
1 9.4

To talk for a long time about unimportant things

is more focused on careless secret revealing rather than only elaborate chatter
to blab out
vsto blabber
  • Informal
1 7.9

To tell a secret carelessly or without meaning to

also means speaking too much about unimportant matters as well as revealing secrets
to say the quiet part loud
vsto blabber
  • UK
1 9.1

To openly say something people usually keep secret

is more about excessive trivial talk as well as careless secret revealing
to blether
vsto blabber
  • UK
1 9.9

To talk a long time in a silly or unimportant way

also covers careless revealing of private information beyond silly chatter
to overtalk
vsto blabber
1 6.4

To talk so much that you stop others from speaking

focuses more on excessive trivial talk including careless secret revealing sometimes
to babble out
vsto blabber
  • Informal
8.0

To tell secrets without thinking

also covers long trivial talk that is not only about secrets
to unbosom
vsto blabber
  • Archaic
9.9

To tell someone your secret or worrying thoughts and feelings

focuses more on careless loose talk and accidental revealing of secrets
to tittle-tattle
vsto blabber
  • Archaic
9.1

Talk in a light, silly way about other people

is more about general excessive talking including careless secret revealing too
to twaddle
vsto blabber
  • Archaic
9.0

To talk for a long time about unimportant things in a silly way

also covers talking that reveals secrets carelessly, not only nonsense chat
to blellum
vsto blabber
  • Slang
9.9

To talk a lot in a silly, pointless way

is broader, also including careless giving away of secrets by talk
to piffle
vsto blabber
  • Informal
9.9

To talk or act in a silly, unimportant way

is more often used for excessive talking that may reveal secrets accidentally
to maunder
vsto blabber
  • UK
9.9

To talk in a slow, unclear way about unimportant things

is similar but adds careless disclosure of confidential facts as well

Antonyms

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

How Talkative

to prattle
9 8.4
to blabber
  • Informal
6 7.8
to chat
  • Informal
269 1.0
to mutter
140 3.7

Surface Forms

blabber infinitive
blabbed past
blabbed past participle
blabbering present participle
blabbers third person singular

Morphology

blabber = blab (semi-transparent) = blab + er

The word is built on the familiar verb 'blab', but the use of '-er' to form a verb with the sense 'talk excessively' is less regular than a straightforward suffixation.

Etymology

The word blabber comes from the short word blab, a word that copies the sound of quick talking and means 'to tell secrets', and is like babble for silly, fast talk. So to blabber is to talk too much or to reveal things carelessly.