blabs

Tells too much

Blabs means talks too much or reveals secrets carelessly.

Someone who blabs shares information they shouldn't: She blabbed about the surprise party.

The word suggests loose lips and indiscretion rather than malicious intent.

A blab or blabbermouth is a person who can't keep quiet.

gossip

tattles

Informs on others

rumors · scandal · hearsay · secrets · dirt · buzz · innuendo · scoop · betrayal · tabloid

indiscretion

divulges

Makes known previously hidden

overshares · confesses · discloses · uncovers · breaches · loose-lipped · blurts · slips · tattletale · whistleblower

chatter

babbles

Talks incoherently or excessively

yammers · natters · blathers · rambles · yaks · chatters · gabs · rattles · goes on · drones

Opposites
disclosure vs. concealment

blabshides

Conceals or animal skins

conceals · withholds · suppresses · covers up · keeps mum

verbal behavior

blabsshuts up

Becomes silent abruptly

zips it · clams up · keeps one's mouth shut · buttons up · bites one's tongue

Family

blab, blabber, blabbermouth, blabby, blabbed, blabbing, blabbering

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G