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gab

1

[ gab ]

verb (used without object)

gabbed, gabbing.
  1. to talk or chat idly; chatter.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,



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

/ ɡæ²ú /

verb

  1. intr to talk excessively or idly, esp about trivial matters; gossip; chatter
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noun

  1. idle or trivial talk
  2. gift of the gab
    ability to speak effortlessly, glibly, or persuasively
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gab

3

/ ɡæ²ú /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ²¹²ú²ú±ð°ù, noun
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • ²µ²¹²úb±ð°ù noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of gab1

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

Origin of gab2

First recorded in 1790–95; origin uncertain; possibly from Dutch dialect gabbe “notch, gashâ€
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of gab1

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

Origin of gab2

C18: probably from Flemish gabbe notch, gash
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Idioms and Phrases

see gift of gab .
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Example Sentences

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Villarreal: He’s definitely up to no good, trying to find her weak spot to keep her from gabbing to authorities.

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Later that day, the couples go out for a rather awkward dinner, where the men are taciturn and grumpy and the women gab away.

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Michaels’ new friend Paul Simon would often be over, smoking a joint with his host and gabbing away until the wee small hours of the morning.

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It was a running joke that worked every time, but these segments made Kotb feel like a close friend you could gab with over margaritas after work.

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Sure, sometimes coworkers can feel like friends, but that doesn’t mean you can spend an hour gabbing about last night’s date.

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