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GAB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Light informal conversation for social occasions
Synonyms:
causerie; chin-wag; chin-wagging; chin wag; chin wagging; chit-chat; chit chat; chitchat; gab; gabfest; gossip; small talk; tittle-tattle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("gab" is a kind of...):
chat; confab; confabulation; schmoose; schmooze (an informal conversation)
Derivation:
gabby (full of trivial conversation)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they gab ... he / she / it gabs
Past simple: gabbed
Past participle: gabbed
-ing form: gabbing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Talk profusely
Example:
she was yakking away about her grandchildren
Synonyms:
gab; yak
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "gab" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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