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
Adjective
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My favorite early fact about Pope Bob from Chicago comes from his talkative brother John.—
Kathryn Jean Lopez,
National Review,
12 May 2025
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Audiences that get hyped up, like Thai audiences, are like talkative people.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Gabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gabby. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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