What does blab mean?
Definitions for blab
blæb; ˈblæb ərblab
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word blab.
Princeton's WordNet
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab outverb
divulge confidential information or secrets
"Be careful--his secretary talks"
chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabbleverb
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Wiktionary
blabnoun
One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
blabverb
To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
Etymology: blabben, back-formation from blaberen.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Blabnoun
A teltale; a thoughtless babbler; a treacherous betrayer of secrets.
Etymology: from the verb.
The secret man heareth many confessions; for who will open himself to a blab, or babbler? Francis Bacon, Essay 6.
To have reveal’d
Secrets of man, the secrets of a friend,
Contempt and scorn of all, to be excluded
All friendship, and avoided as a blab. John Milton, Agonistes.Whoever shews me a very inquisitive body, I’ll shew him a blab, and one that shall make privacy as publick as a proclamation. Roger L'Estrange.
I should have certainly gone about shewing my letters, under the charge of secrecy, to every blab of my acquaintance. Jonathan Swift, Letters.
To BLABverb
Etymology: blabberen, Dutch.
The gaudy, blabbing, and remorseful day,
Is crept into the bosom of the sea. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.Thy dues be done, and none left out,
Ere the blabbing eastern scout
The nice morn on the Indian steep,
From her cabin’d loophole peep. John Milton.Nature has made man’s breast no windores,
To publish what he does within doors;
Nor what dark secrets there inhabit,
Unless his own rash folly blab it. Hudibras, p. ii. c. ii.Sorrow nor joy can be disguis’d by art,
Our foreheads blab the secrets of our heart. John Dryden, Juv.It is unlawful to give any kind of religious worship to a creature; but the very indices of the fathers cannot escape the index expurgatorius, for blabbing so great a truth. Edward Stillingfleet.
Nor whisper to the tattling reeds
The blackest of all female deeds;
Nor blab it on the lonely rocks,
Where echo fits, and list’ning mocks. Jonathan Swift.That delightful engine of her thoughts,
That blabb’d them with such pleasing eloquence,
Is torn from forth that pretty hollow cage. William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus.To Blabverb
To tattle; to tell tales.
Your mute I’ll be;
When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes not see. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.
Wikipedia
blab
Blab! was an anthology edited by Monte Beauchamp that featured a mixture of alternative comics and illustrated features focused predominantly on illustration, graphic design, and lowbrow art. The first two issues (1986–87) were published by Beauchamp's own imprint, Monte Comix. In 1988 Kitchen Sink Press took over the title, publishing issues #3-8 as well as printing new editions of issues #1 and 2. Issues #9–18 were published annually by Fantagraphics between 1997 and 2007 in a 120-page, 10" x 10" square format featuring both black-and-white and color art. In 2010 Last Gasp revived the series for two issues under the title Blab World. In 2003, Chronicle Books published the book collection New & Used Blab!. As the title suggests, one half of the book consists of selections from previous issues while the other half (bound dos-à-dos style) features new works by frequent contributors. Several solo books by individual Blab! contributors were published with the subtitle "A Blab! Storybook". Dark Horse Comics announced that the anthology would return in May 2023 under the title Comics and Stories That Will Make You BLAB!
Webster Dictionary
Blab
to utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion
Blabverb
to talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales
Blabnoun
one who blabs; a babbler; a telltale
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Blab
blab, v.i. to talk much: to tell tales.—v.t. to tell what ought to be kept secret (with out, forth):—pr.p. blab′bing; pa.p. blabbed.—n. an open-mouthed person, a tattler: tattling.—n. Blab′ber, one who blabs. [M. E. blabbe, a chatterer, also Blabber, to babble, with which cf. Norse blabbra, Ger. plappern.]
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The numerical value of blab in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
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Examples of blab in a Sentence
Airline staff have been given a lot more power and have become policemen in the skies since 9-11, i think many are abusing that authority. Most of your rights and company policies—including when you are entitled to compensation for your inconvenience— are spelled out in the conditions of carriage which can be found on an airline’s website. The lengthy terms are filled with jargon and legalese, though they’re still worth eyeballing to understand the basics. Here are key reasons why an airline can bump you or otherwise make travel difficult for you: 1. The airline priced tickets for this flight too low.If a carrier realizes through its electronic reservation system that a non-stop flight fills too fast, that could indicate the ticket fares are too cheap. In such a case, your flight could be switched from a non-stop to a connecting flight. 2. The air marshal needs your seat. Because air marshals protect the public, they are sometimes seated in first class without prior warning. If one of them shows up and needs your seat, you can be bumped, reassigned to another seat, or put on the next available flight. And you won’t even get an explanation; the government doesn’t want you to blab that there’s an air marshal on board. 3. The carrier abandons the route. Consolidation within the industry has prompted some airlines to cut back on the number of available flights. Some, such as Allegiant Air and Frontier, have also abandoned routes that are no longer profitable. An airline should be required to put you on another carrier for the price you paid, says Hobica. But that’s not the case.
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- раздрънквамBulgarian
- xafardejarCatalan, Valencian
- cotillearSpanish
- lörpötelläFinnish
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