as in talkative
fond of talking or conversation
a gabby talk-show host whose interviews were almost as much about herself as about her celebrity guests
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Recent Examples of gabby
The body, in fact, is not dead at all, and belongs to a gabby, nervous wreck of a kid (Austin Abrams), who happens to be carrying four kilos of heroine in his book bag.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
The most tense sequence in El Camino depends on the gabby old kook from down the hall ever-so-slowly watering plants with a plastic spray bottle.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
The most tense sequence in El Camino depends on the gabby old kook from down the hall ever-so-slowly watering plants with a plastic spray bottle.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gabby
talkative
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In this Pixar staple, elderly widower Carl sets off on an adventure to fulfill his late wife’s dream, only to be accompanied by an eager Boy Scout and an annoyingly talkative dog.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
16 Sep. 2025
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After all, for seven seasons, Graham and Bledel starred as the unstoppable (and oh-so-talkative) mother-daughter duo of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, the two besties at the center of Stars Hollow, a small Connecticut town with a very big personality.—
Samantha Highfill,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Gabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabby. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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