As nouns the difference between gab and blab
is that gab is idle chatter while blab is one who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
As verbs the difference between gab and blab
is that gab is to jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie while blab is to tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
gab
English
Noun
(
en noun)
idle chatter
The mouth or gob.
One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* gabby
* gift of the gab
Verb
(gabb)
(obsolete) To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
(obsolete) To speak or tell falsely.
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blab
English
Verb
(ambitransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
* Tennyson
- And yonder a vile physician blabbing / The case of his patient.
Synonyms
* See also
Noun
(
en noun)
One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
Related terms
* blabber
* blabbermouth
* blabby
* blubber
