gabbing

verb

present participle of gab
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead

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  1. chatting
  2. talking
  3. conversing
Verb
  • O’Connell offered more context while chatting with talk show host Ripa.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • While chatting with Overtime for a video posted on Wednesday, July 29, the Dallas Wings star said would want to swap with Spiderman star Tom Holland.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has been talking a big game for months about fighting inflation, but failure to signal an intention to follow through soon has Wall Street questioning his commitment to price stability.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Slot has stayed quiet and out of the limelight since he was sacked by Liverpool a week after the end of his second season in charge, instead choosing to do the talking in his own head.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • But there’s something else Sirianni realized in conversing with the chatbot.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of conversing
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