different between blabby vs blab

English

Etymology

blab +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?blæbi/

Adjective

blabby (comparative blabbier, superlative blabbiest)

1. Tending to blab or gossip a lot.

Synonyms

• talkative
• chatty

Anagrams

• babbly

English

Etymology

From Middle English blabben (“to talk foolishly”), perhaps from Middle English blabbe (“idle talk; talebearer”). Compare Middle English blaberen (“to blabber, babble”), Middle High German blabezen (“to stammer, babble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blæb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Verb

blab (third-person singular simple present blabs, present participle blabbing, simple past and past participle blabbed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.

   • And yonder a vile physician blabbing / The case of his patient.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:prattle

Translations

Noun

blab (countable and uncountable, plural blabs)

1. (countable) One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
2. (uncountable) Gossip; prattle.
   • 1976, David Toulmin, Blown Seed (page 148)

     Audie never liked him because he was further in with old Craig than he was, bragging and blowing about his work and the things he could do, while Audie sat quiet as a mouse listening to his blab.

Synonyms

• (one who blabs): See also Thesaurus:chatterbox or Thesaurus:gossiper
• (gossip, prattle): See also Thesaurus:chatter or Thesaurus:gossip

Translations

Related terms

• blabber
• blabbermouth
• blabby
• blubber