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
  • And Google was sued this week by the parents of a child who allegedly suffered a psychological crisis after chatting with the Gemini AI chatbot in Google Classroom.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Riley countered in the government’s final rebuttal, pointing out Birchmore spent her final day searching for baby names and chatting with friends.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • Democrats are talking more cautiously now, and the party is rooting them on from DC.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Her intentions were made clear in exchanges on social media with Bowden, who harshly criticized Honeycutt for crossing party lines, particularly for talking with Ocasio-Cortez.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • McKenzie and his outfit are usually conversing with agents, advisors, business and wealth managers about who may have capital needs as opposed to individual athletes themselves.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Another image shows Pitt and Debicki conversing at a bar, while a different shot features him on a tennis court with Debicki, Caan and Gugino.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of conversing
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“Gabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabbing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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