(v.) To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion.
(v. i.) To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.
(n.) One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale.
Example Sentences:
(1) The frequency of antigen-reactive NAbs was about half the frequency of antigen-reactive antibodies found among the BlAbs.
(2) "In the UK, producers tell you not to get drunk and blab the EastEnders storylines in the pub," says Shekoni.
(3) Guy-Man points out that, after all, they have not got this far by blabbing about their plans.
(4) Anyway, this is only a minor indiscretion, compared to some of the blabbing I've done, even when I've been trying very hard not to.
(5) I once blabbed about Z's boyfriend, in front of her other boyfriend, even though, as I entered the room, I was reminding myself that I must on no account, mention A's name in front of B.
(6) The second I come across a familiar person I find myself blabbing about it.
(7) 'These are delicate security matters which are also politically sensitive, so I am appalled that Mo Mowlam has seen fit to blab on a television chat show.
(8) It really tore me up, because I didn’t want to blab my side of the story, and I haven’t and I still won’t, out of respect for Angel and out of respect I still have for him.
(9) But what is striking is the absolute understanding of the ITV 29 that they must not blab.
(10) Jesse's there, still blabbing on about books, proving that the key to a good one-night stand is leaving very quickly afterwards.
(11) Monospecific as well as multireactive HEL-binding BlAbs were found at frequencies comparable to other protein antigens in the panel, and HEL-reactive NAbs were also present.
(12) Photograph: Graham Parker Healey works well with Twellman – the former player is emphatic when he does speak but as he says, "One of the things I want to to do as a game analyst is to not overstep my mark with the play by play guy, and I've learned that by watching a lot of the EPL type announcers, where that analysts doesn't talk a lot – and when he does it's short, sweet and to the point, and they try not to blab on and on about something."
(13) "I just had to respond to the comment from Chris Roberts in the 49th minute, who seems to think that it is some sort of character flaw in Americans to complain when our team has been robbed," blabs Steven Vaughan.
(14) But after his alleged blabbing of highly classified intelligence to the Russians, Trump can now lay claim to the greatest superlative of any sitting president: he is the biggest bozo of them all.
(15) Four Trypanosoma cruzi strains from zymodemes A, B, C and D were successively cloned on BHI-LIT-agar-blood (BLAB).
(16) Over half of the IgM-secreting BlAbs produced antibodies that were antigen-reactive; of these, over half were multireactive, i.e.
(17) However, over half of the antigen-reactive NAbs were also multireactive, and the reactivity profile within the antigen-reactive subset of NAbs was similar to that within the antigen-reactive subset of BlAbs.
(18) By 1963, media allegations that Profumo had fallen into a honey trap in which Keeler was manipulated by her osteopath friend Stephen Ward (damned by hacks as a reckless libertine with MI5 and Kremlin contacts) into luring her Tory lover to blab nuclear secrets that were passed on to the Kremlin became so nearly ubiquitous that the minister felt compelled to make a statement to the House.
(19) He was just blabbing away, like ‘Oh, you think you’re a smart-ass,’ this and that.
(20) Mavis blabbed in front of my mother that my then partner was about to move in with us, before I'd told her myself.
Blag
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) How delightful that the anti-marriage group is known as Blag and opposed by Glad – which has more background : [The] ruling comes with respect to claims brought by six married same-sex couples and one widower from the states of Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont who were denied federal tax, social security, pension and family medical leave protections only because they are (or were) married to someone of the same sex.
(2) Evidence seen by the Guardian shows he was blagging bank accounts, bribing police officers, procuring confidential data from the DVLA and phone companies, and trading sensitive material from live police inquiries.
(3) The possible targeting of the families of Dowler and Chapman emerged in questioning from the Labour MP Tom Watson who suggested the Dowlers had been a victim of Steve Whittamore, a private investigator who worked for numerous Fleet Street newspapers and specialised in "blagging" confidential data from phone companies and government databases.
(4) He repeatedly denied promoting a "culture" of hacking and "blagging", where people's confidential data such as tax details, criminal records or phone bills were illegally accessed, in the NoW's newsroom.
(5) Evidence seen by the Guardian shows that Mr A, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was blagging bank accounts, bribing police officers, procuring confidential data from the DVLA and phone companies, and trading sensitive material from live police inquiries.
(6) Databases According to a reliable source at News International, Mr A was paid out of the paper's editorial budget and continued to "blag" confidential databases and to pay serving police officers to supply information.
(7) What is it about teaching that makes it so easy to blag?
(8) Blag a bottle A great tip is getting a brand on board to support your night.
(9) Similarly, they were told very little of the paper’s use of Steve Whittamore, who blagged information illegally, culminating in his conviction in court in April 2005.
(10) The home secretary agreed to look at the detail of the custodial powers specified in sections 77 and 78 of the 2008 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act , which carry a public-interest and investigative-journalism defence for those who "blag" access to confidential personal information.
(11) In 1972, he tried to blag his way into San Francisco Art Institute by proposing to the teachers that he would drive them around the city in a 1968 Dodge Charger, of the sort used by the bad guys in the film Bullitt.
(12) The paper followed Cook, “blagged” his personal details from police databases, and tried to access his voicemail and that of his then wife.
(13) We now know, for instance, that one newspaper employed at least four private investigators — one of them fresh from seven years in jail for blackmail and perverting the course of justice – to systemically hack, track, blag and otherwise pry into the private lives of numerous people in public life — from royalty, through politics to celebrities and blameless people who just happened to be caught up in the news, such as the relatives of the two Soham girls murdered by Ian Huntley.
(14) Clement said Blag had been authorised by a vote of the entire House.
(15) It didn't feel all that safe to have blagged a ticket in the wrong end for a big FA Cup match away at West Ham, once the packed terrace began singing: "I'd rather be a Paki than a Scouse."
(16) I blagged my way to a gig at the Comedy Cafe in London and didn’t tell any of my friends about it.
(17) At least one of the three terrorists had been turned away that night because he did not possess a ticket, his attempts to blag entry dismissed by the attentive security staff.
(18) Sharing images of your tickets via social media can lead to others being able to gain access with your ticket.” This issue was highlighted last month when a man claimed he blagged his way into the London premiere of the latest James Bond movie Spectre by creating a fake ticket from an image of a real one posted on Instagram – though, somewhat confusingly, it was later reported that he had actually bought his ticket from the venue’s box office.
(19) "The current very low penalties under the Data Protection Act for "blagging" offences which do not involve telecoms interception are not a sufficient deterrent to stop the widespread illegal trade in personal information.
(20) "We are disappointed that the then information commissioner did not feel he had the resources to identify and inform all those who were or could have been the victim of illegal blags, [or] make the case that he should be given such resources."