blabber

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blaberen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblæb.ɚ/

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• Rhymes: -æbɚ

Verb

blabber (third-person singular simple present blabbers, present participle blabbering, simple past and past participle blabbered)

1. To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
   • 2014, Richard Szweda, Silenius' Gift:

     He blabbered away about how he knew where some treasure was hidden and he would tell us if only we would swear to save his life.

2. To blab; to reveal a secret.
3. (UK, obsolete) To stick out one's tongue.

Synonyms

• (to talk foolishly): See also Thesaurus:prattle
• (to let out a secret): See also Thesaurus:rat out

Derived terms

• blabberer
• blabbermouthed
• blabbery

Translations

To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.

• Naga:

  Khiamniungan Naga: thǖyām

• Tamil: உளறு (ta) (uḷaṟu), பேத்து (pēttu)

to let out a secret

• Catalan: xafardejar (ca)
• Danish: indvie
• Finnish: lörpötellä (fi), laverrella, hölöttää (fi)
• Italian: spiattellare (it), cianciare (it), spettegolare (it)
• Russian: разбалтывать (ru) impf (razbaltyvatʹ), выбалтывать (ru) impf (vybaltyvatʹ)
• Spanish: cotillear (es)

Noun

blabber (plural blabbers)

1. A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:gossiper

Related terms

• blab
• blabbermouth

Translations

A person who blabs

• Catalan: xafarder (ca)
• Danish: sladrehank c
• Finnish: lörppö (fi), lavertelija (fi)
• Italian: chiacchierone (it), pettegolo (it)
• Macedonian: др́дорко m (dŕdorko), бр́бливец m (bŕblivec)
• Russian: трепло (ru) n (treplo)
• Spanish: cotilla (es)
• Swedish: skvallerbytta (sv) c

Anagrams

• babbler, brabble