blabber

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/ˈblæb.ɚ/

verb

To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.

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OriginMiddle English blaberen →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person blabbers · participle present blabbering · participle past blabbered · past blabbered

  1. To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.

    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.

    2014, Richard Szweda, Silenius' Gift
  2. To blab; to reveal a secret.
  3. UKobsoleteTo stick out one's tongue.
nounblabber (plural blabbers)

plural blabbers

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

Similar
informerbetrayerratsquealer
Broader
informantsource

verbspeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

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chatterpifflepalaverpratetittle-tattletwaddleclackmaunderprattleblabgibbertattlegabble
Broader
talkspeakutter
Also see
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishblaberen
  2. Middle Englishblaberen
  3. Englishblabber

Inherited from Middle English blaberen.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Catalan xafardejar, xafarder
  • xafardejarto let out a secret
  • xafarderA person who blabs
Danish indvie, sladrehank
  • indvieto let out a secret
  • sladrehankA person who blabs
Finnish lörpötellä, laverrella
  • lörpötelläto let out a secret
  • laverrellato let out a secret
  • hölöttääto let out a secret
  • lörppöA person who blabs
  • lavertelijaA person who blabs
Italian spiattellare, cianciare
  • spiattellareto let out a secret
  • cianciareto let out a secret
  • spettegolareto let out a secret
  • chiacchieroneA person who blabs
  • pettegoloA person who blabs
Russian разбалтывать, выбалтывать
  • разбалтывать (razbaltyvatʹ)to let out a secret
  • выбалтывать (vybaltyvatʹ)to let out a secret
  • трепло (treplo)A person who blabs
Spanish cotillear, cotilla
  • cotillearto let out a secret
  • cotillaA person who blabs
Swahili mpayukaji
  • mpayukajiA person who blabs
Swedish skvallerbytta
  • skvallerbyttaA person who blabs
Tamil உளறு, பேத்து
  • உளறு (uḷaṟu)To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
  • பேத்து (pēttu)To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

blabber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blabber

MLA

“blabber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blabber. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blabber,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blabber.

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