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English verb: blab | |||
| 1. | blab (communication) divulge confidential information or secrets | ||
| Samples | Be careful--his secretary talks. | ||
| Synonyms | babble, babble out, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | ||
| Verb group | spill, talk | ||
| Antonyms | keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth | ||
| 2. | blab (communication) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||
| Synonyms | blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter | ||
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