blabby
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blab
(blăb)v. blabbed, blab·bing, blabs
v.tr.
To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
v.intr.
1. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.
2. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.
n.
1. An incessant or indiscreet talker.
2. Lengthy chatter.
[Middle English blabben, to talk foolishly, back-formation from blaberen.]
blab′by adj.
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blabby
(ˈblæbɪ)adj, blabbier or blabbiest
informal overly talkative
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Adj. | 1. | blabby - unwisely talking too much indiscreet - lacking discretion; injudicious; "her behavior was indiscreet at the very best" |
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blabby
adjectiveInclined to gossip:
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