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Grammar : Noun
Spell : blab
Phonetic Transcription : blæb



Definition of blabber

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to speak as an infant speaks," frequentative of blabben, of echoic origin (cf. Old Norse blabbra, Danish blabbre "babble," German plappern "to babble"). Meaning "to talk excessively" is from late 14c. Related: Blabbered; blabbering.
  • noun idle chatter
Example sentences :
  • If you like to tell me more, you can do it quite safely; I'm no blabber, and I'm not a rascal.
  • Extract from : « In the Year of Jubilee » by George Gissing
  • Just as soon as a woman reads a book, she's got to talk highfurlutin' blabber.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee from the West » by Opie Read
  • He is no blabber, to divulge secrets committed to his bosom for security by confiding friendship.
  • Extract from : « Talkers » by John Bate

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