noun
Meaning 1
A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
blabber
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈblæb.ɚ/
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rhymes with -æbɚ
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CMU ARPABET: B L AE1 B ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
To blab; to reveal a secret.
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verb
Meaning 4
To stick out one's tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
one who reveals confidential information in return for money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: informer, betrayer, rat, squealer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: informant, source
Narrower terms: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary, nark, copper's nark, supergrass, grass
verb
Meaning 6
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, gabble
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Narrower terms: babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English blaberen.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: xafarder — A person who blabs
- Danish: sladrehank — A person who blabs
- Finnish: lörppö — A person who blabs
- Finnish: lavertelija — A person who blabs
- Italian: chiacchierone — A person who blabs
- Italian: pettegolo — A person who blabs
- Macedonian: др́дорко (dŕdorko) — A person who blabs
- Macedonian: бр́бливец (bŕblivec) — A person who blabs
- Russian: трепло (treplo) — A person who blabs
- Spanish: cotilla — A person who blabs
- Swedish: skvallerbytta — A person who blabs
- Khiamniungan Naga: thǖyām — To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
- Tamil: உளறு (uḷaṟu) — To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
- Tamil: பேத்து (pēttu) — To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
- Catalan: xafardejar — to let out a secret
- Danish: indvie — to let out a secret
- Finnish: lörpötellä — to let out a secret
- Finnish: laverrella — to let out a secret
- Finnish: hölöttää — to let out a secret
- Italian: spiattellare — to let out a secret
- Italian: cianciare — to let out a secret
- Italian: spettegolare — to let out a secret
- Russian: разбалтывать (razbaltyvatʹ) — to let out a secret
- Russian: выбалтывать (vybaltyvatʹ) — to let out a secret
- Spanish: cotillear — to let out a secret