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# blab

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

«blab» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) To tell a secret, often by talking carelessly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/#m1)
2. (informal) To talk too much about silly things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/#x1)
- Who blabbed to the teacher? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/#x2)
- My brother blabbed my secret to the whole class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/#x3)
- He blabbed on about football for an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/#x4)
- She promised not to blab, and she didn't. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/#x5)
- You can't tell him anything, he's such a blabbermouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blab» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blab» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blab.html) on Mova free.