Definition
To talk too much or reveal secrets carelessly. To chatter continuously without much thought or discretion.
Etymology
Imitative word from Middle English, related to 'blab' meaning 'to chatter'. The repetitive 'bl-' sound mimics the repetitive, thoughtless nature of excessive talking, similar to other onomatopoetic words for speech.
Kelly Says
Like 'babble' and 'blather', 'blabber' is onomatopoetic - the 'bl' sound literally sounds like mindless mouth movements. It's fascinating how languages worldwide use similar sounds to represent thoughtless chatter, suggesting something universal about how we perceive excessive talking.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነገ Converse
ne-ge con-verse
ARالعربية
تحدث
taḥaddatha
DEDeutsch
plappern
plap-ern
ESEspañol
cháchara
cha-cha-ra
FRFrançais
bavarder
ba-var-der
HIहिन्दी
बातें करना
baaten karna
HUMagyar
beszélget
bes-zel-get
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbicara banyak
be-ri-ka-la ba-nyak
ITItaliano
chiacchierare
kya-kch-e-ra-re
MSBahasa Melayu
bercakap
ber-ca-kap
NLNederlands
kwetteren
kwe-ter-en
PLPolski
plotkować
plot-ko-vat
PTPortuguês
tagarelar
ta-ga-re-lar
RUРусский
болтовня
boltovnya
SWKiswahili
kuzungumza
ku-zun-gum-za
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லுதல்
sol-lu-thal
TEతెలుగు
పెట్టుకోవడం
pet-tu-ko-va-dam
TRTürkçe
sıkça konuşmak
sik-ça kon-uş-mak
UKУкраїнська
болтати
bol-taty
URاردو
بات چیت
baat cheet
VITiếng Việt
nói bừa
noi bja