blab
/blæb/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.29 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
verb
to speak carelessly or excessively
Example Sentences
- "blab about something"
- "And yonder a vile physician blabbing / The case of his patient."
- "1998, "Helga Blabs It All", TV episode in season 3 of Hey Arnold!, animated television series created by Craig Bartlett Helga Blabs It All."
- ""You'd better have shoved your grey snout in a hornets' nest, Badger, than suggest that I am the blab," said Nikabrik."
- "Audie never liked him because he was further in with old Craig than he was, bragging and blowing about his work and the things he could do, while Audie sat quiet as a mouse listening to his blab."
Etymology
From Middle English blabben (“to talk foolishly”), perhaps from Middle English blabbe (“idle talk; talebearer”). Compare Middle English blaberen (“to blabber, babble”), Middle High German blabezen (“to stammer, babble”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: blabben, blabbe