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 court, Tillman was upbeat and talkative with his federal public defender, Varell Fuller, prior to making his guilty plea.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Loud, funny and talkative, The Big Bopper merged radio and rock stardom and became a larger-than-life entity with a true theatrical presence.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Gabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabby. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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