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blab

verb [I or T]
 
 
/blæb/ (-bb-) informal

Definition

to talk carelessly or too much, often telling others something you should keep secret: Someone blabbed to the press.Ways of talkingTalking too much
(Definition of blab verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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