blabbered
Talked too much
Blabbered is the past tense of blabber, meaning to talk excessively or indiscreetly.
Someone who blabbered revealed information they shouldn't have, or simply talked too much: She blabbered the secret to everyone at the party.
The word suggests careless, uncontrolled speech—running one's mouth without thinking.
Talked idly at length
- babbledSpoke rapidly, incoherently
- jabberedTalked fast and foolishly
- chatteredTalked quickly, trivially
- dronedSpoke in monotone
nattered · gabbed · yammered · yapped · ran on · went on · meandered · digressed
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- secretConcealed information
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- leakEscape through a breach
slander · innuendo · spill · dirt · tea · tales · tittle-tattle · scoop
Insensitive in manner
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- indiscreetLacking prudent restraint
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
heedless · imprudent · reckless · blurted · let slip · gave away · spilled the beans · overshared
prattled
Talked idly at length
- babbledSpoke rapidly, incoherently
- jabberedTalked fast and foolishly
- chatteredTalked quickly, trivially
droned · nattered · gabbed · yammered · yapped · ran on · went on · meandered · digressed · long-winded
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
leak · slander · innuendo · spill · dirt · tea · tales · tittle-tattle · scoop · backbiting
tactless
Insensitive in manner
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- indiscreetLacking prudent restraint
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
unthinking · heedless · imprudent · reckless · blurted · let slip · gave away · spilled the beans · overshared · unguarded
blabberedkept quiet
concealed · clammed up · kept one's mouth shut · withheld · hushed up