v. t.
And yonder a vile physician blabbing
The case of his patient. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales. [ 1913 Webster ]
She must burst or blab. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. blabbe. ] One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale. “Avoided as a blab.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
For who will open himself to a blab or a babbler. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. one who blabr; a tattler; a telltale.
n. someone who gossips indiscreetly.
adj.
adj. same as blabbermouthed 1.
n. a genus of insects consisting of giant cockroaches.
n. (Bot.) an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean (Dolichos Lablab). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Resemble. ] Admitting of being compared; like. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F., from sembler to seem, resemble, L. similare, simulare. See Simulate. ] Like; similar; resembling. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Likeness; representation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In like manner. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Causing trouble; troublesome. [ Obs. ] “troublable ire.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]