gab

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgabgab /ɡæb/ verb (gabbed, gabbing) [intransitive + about] informal TALK TO somebodyto talk continuously, usually about things that are not important You two were gabbing so much you didn’t even see me! —gabby adjective → the gift of the gab→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusgab• The night before the trip, we sisters stayed up late packing and gabbing.• They spend way too much time gabbing when they should be working.From Longman Business DictionaryGABGABFINANCE written abbreviation for GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS TO BORROWOrigin gab (1700-1800) Probably from gabble

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gab

Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	gab
he, she, it	gabs
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	gabbed
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have gabbed
he, she, it	has gabbed
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had gabbed
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will gab
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have gabbed
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am gabbing
he, she, it	is gabbing
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you, we, they	are gabbing
Past
I, he, she, it	was gabbing
you, we, they	were gabbing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been gabbing
he, she, it	has been gabbing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been gabbing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be gabbing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been gabbing
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