blab

English Thesaurus

1. divulge confidential information or secrets (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap,
definition	:	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)

verb group	:	spill, talk,
definition	:	reveal information (verb.communication)

2. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize,
definition	:	express in speech (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter,
definition	:	to talk foolishly (verb.communication)

3. divulge confidential information or secrets (verb.communication)

antonym	:	keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth,
definition	:	refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information (verb.communication)

derivation	:	singing, tattle, telling,
definition	:	disclosing information or giving evidence about another (noun.communication)

derivation	:	talk, talk of the town,
definition	:	idle gossip or rumor (noun.communication)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale,
definition	:	someone who gossips indiscreetly (noun.person)

derivation	:	bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby, talkative,
definition	:	unwisely talking too much (adj.all)

4. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle,
definition	:	trivial nonsense (noun.communication)

derivation	:	empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver, rhetoric,
definition	:	loud and confused and empty talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	gabble, jabber, jabbering,
definition	:	rapid and indistinct speech (noun.communication)

derivation	:	baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle,
definition	:	pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

derivation	:	causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle,
definition	:	light informal conversation for social occasions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	cackle, chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak,
definition	:	noisy talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle,
definition	:	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouter,
definition	:	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	prattler,
definition	:	someone who speaks in a childish way (noun.person)

derivation	:	twaddler,
definition	:	someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle (noun.person)

5. divulge confidential information or secrets (verb.communication)

antonym	:	keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth,
definition	:	refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information (verb.communication)

derivation	:	singing, tattle, telling,
definition	:	disclosing information or giving evidence about another (noun.communication)

derivation	:	talk, talk of the town,
definition	:	idle gossip or rumor (noun.communication)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale,
definition	:	someone who gossips indiscreetly (noun.person)

derivation	:	bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby, talkative,
definition	:	unwisely talking too much (adj.all)

6. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle,
definition	:	trivial nonsense (noun.communication)

derivation	:	empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver, rhetoric,
definition	:	loud and confused and empty talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	gabble, jabber, jabbering,
definition	:	rapid and indistinct speech (noun.communication)

derivation	:	baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle,
definition	:	pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

derivation	:	causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle,
definition	:	light informal conversation for social occasions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	cackle, chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak,
definition	:	noisy talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle,
definition	:	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk (noun.communication)

derivation	:	babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouter,
definition	:	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	prattler,
definition	:	someone who speaks in a childish way (noun.person)

derivation	:	twaddler,
definition	:	someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle (noun.person)