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babble vs blab

blab vs babble

babble is a noun but blab is not a noun.

babble and blab both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
babble Yes No Yes No
blab No No Yes No
As verbs, blab is a hypernym of babble; that is, blab is a word with a broader meaning than babble:
  • babble: to talk foolishly
  • blab: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Other hypernyms of babble include blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle.
As verbs, babble and blab are synonyms defined as:
  • babble and blab: divulge confidential information or secrets
Other synonyms of babble include babble out, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle.
babble (noun) blab (noun)
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
babble (verb) blab (verb)
to talk foolishly divulge confidential information or secrets
divulge confidential information or secrets speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
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