Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blabbermouthed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blab-ber-mouthed
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.

Example Sentences

"Maybe I'll live long enough to see a newspaper reporter depicted on the screen as a gentleman, not a drunken, blabbermouthed, wise-cracking bum."
"The truth was that all this Freudian sex talk was the preview, a blabbermouthed precursor to all the feckless promiscuity that was to follow in the sixties."

Etymology

From blabber + mouthed.

Inflected Forms

more blabbermouthed (comparative) most blabbermouthed (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

blabbermouth

Synonyms

bigmouthed garrulous loose-lipped loquacious leaky talebearing tattling blabby talkative

Antonyms

discreet taciturn tight-lipped

Questions

What does blabbermouthed mean?: Talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Where does blabbermouthed come from?: From blabber + mouthed.

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