blabbering

[/ˈblæbərɪŋ/]

verb (present participle) / noun / adjective

tagarelice / balbucio / palragem

1. talking excessively or foolishly; talking too much without making sense

He was blabbering about his vacation the whole time.

Ele ficou tagarelando sobre suas férias o tempo todo.

2. revealing secrets or saying things that should be kept private

Stop blabbering about what happened last night!

Para de contar tudo sobre o que aconteceu ontem à noite!

3. speaking in an inarticulate or incoherent manner

The drunk man was blabbering incoherently.

O homem bêbado estava falando de forma incoerente.

NYC Slang

running your mouth / flapping your gums

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

tagarelando / palrando

most common usage in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

tagarelando / batendo papo demais

casual, colloquial usage

São Paulo

tagarelando / falando demais

standard Brazilian Portuguese

Portugal

palrando / tagarelar

European Portuguese usage; also 'mexericar' for gossiping variant

blabbering mouth

can't keep your mouth shut

run off at the mouth

talk someone's ear off

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