Definition of gab
gabbed
;gabbing
intransitive verb
: to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter
gabber
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Examples of gab in a Sentence
spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead
Origin and Etymology of gab
perhaps extracted from gabble, taken as an iterative form ◆Given the chronological gap and sense divergence, there is no likely relation between this word and Middle English gabben “to speak mockingly, scoff, tell lies,” marginally attested in Early Modern English.
Origin and Etymology of gab
derivative of 1gab
Origin and Etymology of gab
by shortening
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playDefinition of gab for English Language Learners
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: to talk a lot in an informal way usually about things that are not important or serious
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