gab

verb

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\ ˈgab

gabbed; gabbing

Definition of gab

(Entry 1 of 3)

intransitive verb

: to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter

gab

noun (1)

Definition of gab (Entry 2 of 3)

: talk especially : idle talk

gab

noun (2)

Definition of gab (Entry 3 of 3)

: gabardine sense 2

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Examples of gab in a Sentence

Verb spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead

History and Etymology for gab

Verb

of uncertain origin

Note: Perhaps continuing a divergent sense of Middle English gabben "to speak mockingly, scoff, tell lies" (borrowed from Anglo-French gaber "to mock, sneer at," ultimately from Old Norse gabba) if occurrences in Chaucer, perhaps meaning "to speak foolishly, talk nonsense," are the same verb. However, the scarcity of attestation between Chaucer and the 18th century, when gab appears in Scots, suggests that Modern English gab is a new onomatopoeic formation, akin to gabble.

Noun (1)

derivative of gab entry 1

Noun (2)

by shortening