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blab vs babble

babble vs blab

blab is not a noun while babble is a noun.

blab and babble both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blab No No Yes No
babble Yes No Yes No
As verbs, blab and babble are synonyms defined as:
  • blab and babble: divulge confidential information or secrets
As verbs, babble is a hyponym of blab; that is, babble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blab:
  • blab: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  • babble: to talk foolishly
Other hyponyms of blab include blather, blether, blither, smatter.
blab (noun) babble (noun)
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
blab (verb) babble (verb)
divulge confidential information or secrets to talk foolishly
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly divulge confidential information or secrets
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
Difference between blab and babble

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