blab

«blab» in Mova's school dictionary: To tell a secret, often by talking carelessly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (blab, blabs, blabbed, blabbing); noun (a blab, blabbermouth — informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) To tell a secret, often by talking carelessly. tree →

2) (informal) To talk too much about silly things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday talk and stories it describes someone who cannot keep a secret, like a friend who tells about a surprise party. Phrases: "blab to", "blab about", "don't blab", "a blabbermouth" (someone who blabs).

examples

• Don't blab about the surprise party! tree →
• Who blabbed to the teacher? tree →
• My brother blabbed my secret to the whole class. tree →
• He blabbed on about football for an hour. tree →
• She promised not to blab, and she didn't. tree →
• You can't tell him anything, he's such a blabbermouth. tree →

note

Informal word. Past form doubles the b: blabbed, blabbing. Telling an adult when someone is in danger is not "blabbing"; it is the right thing to do.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blab» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.