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# blabbermouth

«blabbermouth» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who talks too much, especially someone who tells…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a blabbermouth, blabbermouths) — informal

### meaning for a pupil

(informal) A person who talks too much, especially someone who tells secrets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blabbermouth/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in everyday talk and stories among children: "Don't tell him, he's a blabbermouth." It tells the reader that a character can't keep a secret. Mildly rude or teasing. Phrases: such a blabbermouth, don't be a blabbermouth.

### examples

- Don't tell Sam the surprise; he's a blabbermouth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blabbermouth/#x1)
- My little sister is a real blabbermouth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blabbermouth/#x2)
- Some blabbermouth told everyone about the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blabbermouth/#x3)
- "You blabbermouth!" she shouted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blabbermouth/#x4)
- I'm not a blabbermouth — I can keep a secret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blabbermouth/#x5)
- The blabbermouth spoiled the ending of the film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blabbermouth/#x6)

### note

Informal, teasing. Verb: blab (blab, blabbed, blabbing) — tell secrets. Similar: telltale, tattletale (US), dobber (Australia: one who dobs someone in). Safety: secrets about someone being hurt should always be told to an adult.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «blabbermouth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blabbermouth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.