blabbing

Talking too much

Blabbing is talking too much, especially revealing things that should be kept private.

Someone who blabs shares secrets or sensitive information carelessly: Who's been blabbing to the press?

She blabbed about the surprise party.

The word suggests indiscretion rather than malice—loose lips rather than deliberate betrayal.

gossip

rumor

Unconfirmed circulating story

tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
whisperSpeech without full voice
scandalDisgraceful public affair

hearsay · tattle · backbiting · dirt · tea · tell-all · juicy · scoop · rumormonger · gossipmonger

leak

confidential

Meant to stay secret

disclosureAct of revealing information
whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
informantOne who provides intelligence

betrayal · secrets · classified · insider · exposure · unauthorized · breach · revealing · indiscretion · loose-lipped

chatter

prattle

Trivial, prolonged speech

jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
yammerComplain loudly, persistently
gabLight, meaningless talk

natter · ramble · blather · chitchat · yak · palaver · gabble · patter · talkative · chattering

comicspeak

blah

Dull, uninteresting filler

blurtSpeak suddenly, thoughtlessly
yapBark shrilly or jabber
yakkingChattering at length

jabbering · yammering · gabbing

Categories

excessive talkingchatter, chattering, blather, prattle, rambling
chatterchat, chatter, chatting, chitchat, chit-chat
gossiprumor, rumors, gossip, hearsay, whisper
slang behaviorsgoofing off, messing around, fooling around, horsing around, slacking
social blundersgaffe, faux pas, misstep, blooper, flub
verbal blundersslip, gaffe, verbal slip, foot-in-mouth, verbal gaffe

Opposites

verbal disclosure

blabbingkeeping mum

Staying deliberately silent

keeping quiet · keeping secrets · concealing · withholding · discretion

speech quantity/restraint

blabbingsilence

Total lack of sound

quietness · taciturnity · reticence · muteness · saying nothing

verbal disclosure vs. silence

blabbingkeeping mum

Staying deliberately silent

keeping quiet · shutting up · saying nothing · keeping one's mouth shut · clamming up

Family

babble, babbling, blab, blabber, blabbermouth, blabby, babbler, blabbed, blabbering

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G