blabber


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blab·ber

 (blăb′ər)

intr.v. blab·bered, blab·ber·ing, blab·bers

To chatter; babble.

n.

1. Idle chatter.

2. A blabbermouth.


[Middle English blaberen.]

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blabber

(ˈblæbə)

n

1. a person who blabs

2. idle chatter

vb

(intr) to talk without thinking; chatter

[C15 blabberen, probably of imitative origin]

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blabber


Past participle: blabbered
Gerund: blabbering
Imperative
blabber
blabber
Present
I blabber
you blabber
he/she/it blabbers
we blabber
you blabber
they blabber
Preterite
I blabbered
you blabbered
he/she/it blabbered
we blabbered
you blabbered
they blabbered
Present Continuous
I am blabbering
you are blabbering
he/she/it is blabbering
we are blabbering
you are blabbering
they are blabbering
Present Perfect
I have blabbered
you have blabbered
he/she/it has blabbered
we have blabbered
you have blabbered
they have blabbered
Past Continuous
I was blabbering
you were blabbering
he/she/it was blabbering
we were blabbering
you were blabbering
they were blabbering
Past Perfect
I had blabbered
you had blabbered
he/she/it had blabbered
we had blabbered
you had blabbered
they had blabbered
Future
I will blabber
you will blabber
he/she/it will blabber
we will blabber
you will blabber
they will blabber
Future Perfect
I will have blabbered
you will have blabbered
he/she/it will have blabbered
we will have blabbered
you will have blabbered
they will have blabbered
Future Continuous
I will be blabbering
you will be blabbering
he/she/it will be blabbering
we will be blabbering
you will be blabbering
they will be blabbering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been blabbering
you have been blabbering
he/she/it has been blabbering
we have been blabbering
you have been blabbering
they have been blabbering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been blabbering
you will have been blabbering
he/she/it will have been blabbering
we will have been blabbering
you will have been blabbering
they will have been blabbering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been blabbering
you had been blabbering
he/she/it had been blabbering
we had been blabbering
you had been blabbering
they had been blabbering
Conditional
I would blabber
you would blabber
he/she/it would blabber
we would blabber
you would blabber
they would blabber
Past Conditional
I would have blabbered
you would have blabbered
he/she/it would have blabbered
we would have blabbered
you would have blabbered
they would have blabbered

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun1.blabber - one who reveals confidential information in return for moneyblabber - one who reveals confidential information in return for money

supergrass, grass - a police informer who implicates many people

Verb1.blabber - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlyblabber - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

blabber

verb

To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:

noun

Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:

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