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gab

1

[ gab ]

verb (used without object)

, gabbed, gab·bing.
  1. to talk or chat idly; chatter.

    Synonyms: schmooze, rap, yak, visit, gossip, chitchat



noun

  1. idle talk; chatter.

gab

2

[ gab ]

noun

, Machinery.
  1. a hook or fork that engages temporarily with a moving rod or lever.

gab

3

[ gab ]

noun

, Scot. Slang.

GAB

1

abbreviation for

  1. Gabon (international car registration)
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gab

2

/ ɡæb /

noun

  1. a hook or open notch in a rod or lever that drops over the spindle of a valve to form a temporary connection for operating the valve
  2. a pointed tool used in masonry
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gab

3

/ ɡæb /

verb

  1. intr to talk excessively or idly, esp about trivial matters; gossip; chatter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. idle or trivial talk
  2. gift of the gab
    ability to speak effortlessly, glibly, or persuasively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈgabber, noun
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Other Words From

  • gabber noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gab1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English noun gab, gabbe “deceit, falsehood, idle talk”; probably from Old Norse gabba “to mock”; gabble

Origin of gab2

First recorded in 1790–95; origin uncertain; possibly from Dutch dialect gabbe “notch, gash”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gab1

C18: probably from Flemish gabbe notch, gash

Origin of gab2

C18: variant of Northern dialect gob mouth, probably from Irish Gaelic gob beak, mouth
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Idioms and Phrases

see gift of gab .
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Example Sentences

Because this is my book,” Kibbe writes, he decided to “mash up” the conversations into an “imaginary gab fest.

In our interview, Moreno is effervescent and irreverent, with a genuine gift of the gab.

She apologizes profusely, curls up across from me, and begins to, as she calls it, gab.

But the millennium saw the last of the truly fat rappers: Gift of Gab, J-Live, Bone Crusher, and Fatman Scoop.

The Gift of Gab, the only original member of Blackalicious present, is twice as big as Big Boi but only half as well known.

If he could have barked, his meaning would have carried more convincingly, but he "hauded 'is gab" loyally.

Some persons start their gab carburetors, and they talk and talk mechanically, without any effort spent in thinking.

Another interest was what he called with pretended scorn, "Gregg's gab-fests."

"The gift of the gab" was one, and "He'd argue black was white" another.

Nine-tenths of the Victorian members possess at least the gift of the gab.

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