GAB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of gab in English

(Definition of gab from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of gab from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of gab from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of gab

gab
Myrtle was at a table, gabbing with other waitresses.
Moreover, gabbing publicly about the missteps of your teenager can be dangerous if you want them to get into college or be employed.
From TIME
It was almost as if the actual audition was an interruption of our gab session.
Now that the first presidential debate is over, pundits and politicos will be gabbing about what it all means for each candidate's campaign.
Some hang out in online forums where jobless folks gab over the latest news on the economy or unemployment benefits.
Yet after he saw the little blue checkmark next to my username he was happy to gab.
Remarkably, though, his gift of gab shone through more often than his glitches did.
His gift for gab left reporters salivating and admirers invigorated with the same energy with which he spoke.
Gab relies on filters, allowing people to choose what they don't want to see.
There was no test, you just needed the gift of gab.
From ABC News
Gab, did your health have anything to do with it?
Launderettes throughout the world seem to give people the gift of gab.
If you go early in the morning or right after work, there's no one else out there and you can ride side-by-side and just gab.
What we really need is better communication, the gift of gab, if you will.
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Translations of gab

in Chinese (Traditional)
喋喋不休,嘮叨,閒聊(尤指説雞毛蒜皮的事)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
喋喋不休,唠叨,闲聊(尤指说鸡毛蒜皮的事)…
in Spanish
parlotear…
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