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Definition of Blab out
1. Verb. Divulge confidential information or secrets. "Be careful--his secretary talks"
Exact synonyms: Babble, Babble Out, Blab, Let The Cat Out Of The Bag, Peach, Sing, Spill The Beans, Talk, Tattle
Generic synonyms: Break, Bring Out, Disclose, Discover, Divulge, Expose, Give Away, Let On, Let Out, Reveal, Unwrap
Related verbs: Spill, Talk
Derivative terms: Blabber, Singing, Talk, Talkative, Tattle, Tattler
Antonyms: Keep Quiet
Generic synonyms: Break, Bring Out, Disclose, Discover, Divulge, Expose, Give Away, Let On, Let Out, Reveal, Unwrap
Related verbs: Spill, Talk
Derivative terms: Blabber, Singing, Talk, Talkative, Tattle, Tattler
Antonyms: Keep Quiet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blab Out
Literary usage of Blab out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"We have then the expressions, mit etwas heraus-platzen, or heraus plumpen, to
blunt a thing out, to blurt, blunder, or blab out a thing ..."
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