blabbering
Running one's mouth
Blabbering is talking at length without saying much of substance, or revealing things better kept quiet.
The word suggests someone who can't stop themselves from running their mouth: She kept blabbering on about her ex.
A blabbermouth is someone prone to this, especially one who spills secrets.
Persistent, irritating chatter
- natterLight, aimless conversation
- gabLight, meaningless talk
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- palaverProlonged fuss or chatter
schmooze · gabfest · chinwag · jawing · kibitzing · nattering · yakking · gossiping
Trivial, prolonged speech
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- rambleMove or speak without direction
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- yammerComplain loudly, persistently
gibberish · drivel · twaddle · nonsense · patter · burble · maunder · gabble
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
buzz · speculation · innuendo · backbiting · tales · secrets · dirt · scoop
Causing mild frustration
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- tediousBoring through length
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
grating · exasperating · aggravating · relentless · endless · monotonous · droning · long-winded
Indistinct, quiet speech
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- inarticulateUnable to express clearly
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
disjointed · slurred · muddled · confused · scrambled · incomprehensible · befuddled · disconnected
yammering
Persistent, irritating chatter
palaver · schmooze · gabfest · chinwag · jawing · kibitzing · nattering · yakking · gossiping · shooting the breeze
prattle
Trivial, prolonged speech
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- rambleMove or speak without direction
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
yammer · gibberish · drivel · twaddle · nonsense · patter · burble · maunder · gabble · yackety-yak
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
hearsay · buzz · speculation · innuendo · backbiting · tales · secrets · dirt · scoop · tattling
irritating
Causing mild frustration
wearisome · grating · exasperating · aggravating · relentless · endless · monotonous · droning · long-winded · verbose
mumbling
Indistinct, quiet speech
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- inarticulateUnable to express clearly
rambling · disjointed · slurred · muddled · confused · scrambled · incomprehensible · befuddled · disconnected · fragmented
- chatterchat, chatter, chatting, chitchat, chit-chat
- nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
- talkativenesstalkativeness, verbosity, wordiness, garrulity, loquacity
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
blabberingsilent
Producing no sound
tight-lipped · quiet · mute · taciturn · reticent
blabberingdiscreet
Careful to avoid notice
secretive · tight-lipped · guarded · circumspect · close-mouthed