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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
the two friends can blab for hours on the phone
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as in to gossip
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
he blabs a lot, so never share a secret with him
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Recent Examples of blab
Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 2 Aug. 2021
Will the former National Security Advisor and right-wing nightmare answer a subpoena and blab to the house committee on Thursday?
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2019
Justin Curto, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Just fodder for fools to blab on about leadership and intangibles and other nonsense.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Verb
On cue, the CDC's latest update is being met with the usual tomato-throwing response from the anti-vaccine, anti-mask, anti-science, anti-logic members of the blab-o-sphere who have declared the CDC hopelessly lost, unscientific and waffling.
—Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 2 Aug. 2021
Will the former National Security Advisor and right-wing nightmare answer a subpoena and blab to the house committee on Thursday?
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2019
Noun
Post Malone blabbing like a rockstar November 19, 2024: Get ready to rock, rave, and possibly even rodeo at this year’s Coachella.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Just fodder for fools to blab on about leadership and intangibles and other nonsense.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blab
Verb
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While chatting with Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports, Metcalf sent a very bold warning to the rest of the league.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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In 1992, Epstein joined Trump for a party at Mar-a-Lago, where a video shows Trump chatting and laughing next to Epstein.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Combine that with a black eye that Bobby gets during a baseball game and, soon, all of Arlen is gossiping that Hank is abusing his son.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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Our after should include shaking a**, gossiping with friends, drinking cocktails, lip-syncing to a favorite song—staring into the strobe lights, feeling alive, fully bodied, transcendent.—
Marcos Gonsalez,
Time,
12 June 2025
Verb
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But management is talking more and more about its opportunity to ship gas to data centers, especially in Texas.—
MoneyShow,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Who were your favorites to see walk on set? Sandler: None of them would talk to Julie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.—
Joshua Cohen,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The personable Harris is an easy athlete with whom to converse and should assimilate well into the B’s locker room.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
18 July 2025
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Apple spent most of WWDC going over smaller machine learning features, but did not reveal what investors and consumers increasingly want: A sophisticated Siri that can converse fluidly and get stuff done, like making a restaurant reservation.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Trump, too, has inexplicable lapses of babbling and has fallen asleep at inauspicious moments.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Indeed, Best was cast for the malleable mannerisms and babbling delivery displayed in his stand-up comedy, and sat with Lucas to study the motivation behind Keaton’s movement.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
18 Apr. 2025
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And given that these are not professional actors, or even (in most cases) people who aspire to be, LaBeouf’s words to them, full of deadly serious jabber about empathy and ego, are pumped up with an intensity that feels overdone and inappropriate.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.—
Jennifer Rubin,
Washington Post,
16 July 2024
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There was the usual chatter about 'whether to rest the starters or not', but they good guys weren't going to lay down and hand those cocky Patriots a 16-0 record.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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The Broadway producer also responds and then shuts down the recent social media chatter about the years-old debacle.—
John Lawson,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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“Blab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blab. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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