"blabber" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblæb.ɚ/ Audio: en-us-blabber.ogg [US] Forms: blabbers [plural]
Rhymes: -æbɚ Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English blaberen English blabber Inherited from Middle English blaberen. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:blaberen|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle English blaberen English blabber [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "blabber", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="blabber"> Inherited from Middle English blaberen. Head templates: {{en-noun}} blabber (plural blabbers)
  1. A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale. Related terms: blab, blabbermouth Translations (A person who blabs): xafarder (Catalan), sladrehank [common-gender] (Danish), lörppö (Finnish), lavertelija (Finnish), chiacchierone (Italian), pettegolo (Italian), др́дорко (dŕdorko) [masculine] (Macedonian), бр́бливец (bŕblivec) [masculine] (Macedonian), трепло (treplo) [neuter] (Russian), cotilla (Spanish), skvallerbytta [common-gender] (Swedish)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈblæb.ɚ/ Audio: en-us-blabber.ogg [US] Forms: blabbers [present, singular, third-person], blabbering [participle, present], blabbered [participle, past], blabbered [past]
Rhymes: -æbɚ Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English blaberen English blabber Inherited from Middle English blaberen. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:blaberen|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle English blaberen English blabber [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "blabber", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="blabber"> Inherited from Middle English blaberen. Head templates: {{en-verb}} blabber (third-person singular simple present blabbers, present participle blabbering, simple past and past participle blabbered)
  1. To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently. Translations (To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.): thǖyām (Khiamniungan Naga), உளறு (uḷaṟu) (Tamil), பேத்து (pēttu) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-blabber-en-verb-qeRS9CuR Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology trees, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 34 28 11 27 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 29 39 12 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 41 9 15 Disambiguation of 'To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.': 92 6 2
  2. To blab; to reveal a secret. Translations (to let out a secret): xafardejar (Catalan), indvie (Danish), lörpötellä (Finnish), laverrella (Finnish), hölöttää (Finnish), spiattellare (Italian), cianciare (Italian), spettegolare (Italian), разбалтывать (razbaltyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), выбалтывать (vybaltyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), cotillear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-blabber-en-verb-qheLiJs~ Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 34 28 11 27 Disambiguation of 'to let out a secret': 17 59 24
  3. (UK, obsolete) To stick out one's tongue. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-blabber-en-verb-cq671k7U Categories (other): British English, English entries referencing missing etymons, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 34 28 11 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 41 9 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blabberer, blabbermouthed, blabbery

Inflected forms

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        "To stick out one's tongue."
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        "(UK, obsolete) To stick out one's tongue."
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      "code": "kix",
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      "sense": "To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.",
      "word": "thǖyām"
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      "roman": "uḷaṟu",
      "sense": "To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.",
      "word": "உளறு"
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      "roman": "pēttu",
      "sense": "To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.",
      "word": "பேத்து"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "to let out a secret",
      "word": "xafardejar"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "to let out a secret",
      "word": "indvie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to let out a secret",
      "word": "lörpötellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to let out a secret",
      "word": "laverrella"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to let out a secret",
      "word": "hölöttää"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to let out a secret",
      "word": "spiattellare"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to let out a secret",
      "word": "cianciare"
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      "sense": "to let out a secret",
      "word": "spettegolare"
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      "roman": "razbaltyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to let out a secret",
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      "word": "разбалтывать"
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      "roman": "vybaltyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to let out a secret",
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      "word": "выбалтывать"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to let out a secret",
      "word": "cotillear"
    }
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        "A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale."
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "word": "xafarder"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "sladrehank"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "word": "lörppö"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "word": "lavertelija"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "word": "chiacchierone"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "word": "pettegolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "dŕdorko",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "др́дорко"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "bŕblivec",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бр́бливец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "treplo",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "трепло"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
      "word": "cotilla"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "A person who blabs",
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      "word": "skvallerbytta"
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}

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