blab /ˈblæb/
(vi.)(vt.)泄漏,胡扯
Blab v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blabbed (blăbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Blabbing.] To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion; -- sometimes used with out.
And yonder a vile physician blabbing
The case of his patient. --Tennyson.
Blab, v. i. To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.
She must burst or blab. --Dryden.
Blab, n. One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale. “Avoided as a blab.”
For who will open himself to a blab or a babbler. --Bacon.
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blab
v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be
careful--his secretary talks" [syn: spill the beans, let
the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, peach, babble,
sing, babble out, blab out] [ant: keep quiet]
2: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle,
twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, gibber, tattle,
blabber, gabble]
[also: blabbing, blabbed]