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Definition: BLABBING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To chatter, gossip, prate, prattle or tattle. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To chitchat, palaver, chat or talk.[Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Present participle conjugation of the verb blab.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(blab)
1. Divulge confidential information or secrets.[Wordnet].
2. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.[Wordnet].
3. To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion.[Websters].
4. To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.[Websters].
5. Base verb from the following inflections: blabbing, blabbed, blabs, blabber, blabbers, blabbingly and blabbedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "Blabbing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: BLABBING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Telling indiscreetly what ought to be concealed; tattling.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Simple past tense and past participle of blab. (references)

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Definition: BLABBING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. To chatter, gossip, prate, prattle or tattle. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To chitchat, palaver, chat or talk.[Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Present participle conjugation of the verb blab.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(blab)
1. Divulge confidential information or secrets.[Wordnet].
2. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.[Wordnet].
3. To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion.[Websters].
4. To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.[Websters].
5. Base verb from the following inflections: blabbing, blabbed, blabs, blabber, blabbers, blabbingly and blabbedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "BLABBING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: BLABBING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Telling indiscreetly what ought to be concealed; tattling.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] Simple past tense and past participle of blab. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: blab

ExpressionsDefinition
Blab outDivulge confidential information or secrets. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: blab

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
BLABEnglishBiotechnology of Lactic Acid BacteriaN/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Topics by Level of Interest: blab

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Uwe Blab5   Blab Happy5
Blab Happy5   Uwe Blab5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).