blab (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *blab*:
VERB	communication	blab, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out	divulge confidential information or secrets
communication	blab, chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

English > *blab*: 2 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	divulge confidential information or secrets.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
Broader	unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover	Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Opposite	keep quiet, shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shut	Refrain from divulging sensitive information
Similar to	spill, talk	reveal information
Spanish	cantar, cotillear, delatar, mascullar
Catalan	cantar, divulgar, murmurar, parlar, parlotejar, revelar, xerrar
Nouns	blabber	one who reveals confidential information in return for money

English > *blab*: 2 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
Narrower	babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither	To talk / talk foolishly
Broader	talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise	Express in speech
Spanish	charlar, cotillear, disparatar, garlar, parlotear
Catalan	desbarrar, garlar, parlotejar, xerrar

HyperDic: blab