"blabber" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblæb.ɚ/ Audio: en-us-blabber.ogg [US] Forms: blabbers [plural]
Rhymes: -æbɚ Etymology: From Middle English blaberen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blaberen}} Middle English blaberen Head templates: {{en-noun}} blabber (plural blabbers)
  1. A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale. Categories (topical): People 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)
    Sense id: en-blabber-en-noun-CtQtT8kN Disambiguation of People: 48 25 25 2

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: From Middle English blaberen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blaberen}} 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.
    Sense id: en-blabber-en-verb-qeRS9CuR
  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~ Disambiguation of 'to let out a secret': 10 53 36
  3. (UK, obsolete) To stick out one's tongue. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-blabber-en-verb-cq671k7U Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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