Analysis Complete

blab

/ blab /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
divulge confidential information or secrets
"Be careful--his secretary talks"
Opposites:
keep quiet shut one's mouth keep one's mouth shut
Type of:
disclose let on bring out
Derived:
tattle singing telling informer betrayer
Verb group:
spill talk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Type of:
talk speak utter
Kinds of:
babble blather smatter blether blither
Derived:
jabber jabbering gabble informer betrayer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
39%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

disclose let on bring out keep quiet shut one's mouth keep one's mouth shut talk speak utter babble blather smatter