to gab

Examples

• All

• Whenever we get together, we just can't help but gab about everything that's been happening in our lives.

• So basically what they want to do is like gab but where you can, you know, share videos and like maybe make money.

• Can I get at least a remix, you know, Do you know another language at least just just continue to just gab and gab and gab.

• She gabs on the phone, even if the outcome remains unsettled.

  No Good Deed (2002)

• Twitter is the place where everybody gabs, flirts, and banters with no real purpose.

  Blog text (6)

• She spent the afternoon gabbing with her neighbor over the fence, sharing stories about their gardens.

Synonyms

C

to chat

vsto gab

• Informal

269 1.0

To talk in a friendly, informal way about small everyday things

is livelier and often involves more continuous talking

C

to chatter

vsto gab

86 2.7

To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things

is similar but does not require rapid continuous speech

C

to chat about

vsto gab

• Informal

40 1.6

To talk in a friendly, casual way about a subject

is broader and usually means talking a lot generally

J

to jabber

vsto gab

• Informal

8 6.5

To talk quickly and excitedly in a way that is hard to understand

is calmer and not mainly about speed or incomprehension

C

to chit-chat

vsto gab

• Informal

5 4.1

To talk in a friendly, light way about unimportant things

is more about extended talking rather than short light talk

Y

to yak

vsto gab

• Informal

4 8.1

To talk a lot about unimportant things

is less nonstop and more casual in amount

C

to chew the fat

vsto gab

• Informal

3 7.9

Talk in a friendly, relaxed way for a long time

is shorter and more about chatting frequently rather than long talks

N

to natter

vsto gab

• UK

3 7.9

Talk in a friendly way about small unimportant things

is similar but often implies more talking volume or length

Y

to yack

vsto gab

• Informal

3 8.8

To talk a lot about unimportant things in an annoying way

is similar but usually less tiresome and more neutral

G

to gabble

vsto gab

1 7.9

To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you

is clearer and not defined by being hard to follow

G

to gassing

vsto gab

• UK

8.1

To talk a lot about unimportant things

is the same idea but can feel slightly more casual

J

to jawbone

vsto gab

• Informal

9.3

Talk in a friendly, relaxed way

is closer to general prolonged talking rather than gossip focus

J

to jive about

vsto gab

• Informal

8.5

To talk in a lively, informal way about things like music

is less about lively discussion and more about sheer talking

C

to confabulate

vsto gab

• Informal

8.7

To chat with others about small, unimportant things

is more colloquial and focuses on high amount or informality

Idioms

G

gift of the gab

• Informal

7.3

The ability to speak easily and confidently to persuade people

Compounds

L

line of gab

• Informal

8.1

Smooth talk used to convince people, often by salespeople

How Talkative

to prattle

9 8.4

to gab

• Informal

1 6.9

to chat

• Informal

269 1.0

to talk

∞ 1.0

to speak

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology