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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgæb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/gæb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gab)

Inflections of 'gab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

gabs: v 3rd person singular

gabbing: v pres p

gabbed: v past

gabbed: v past p

gab¹ /gæb/USA pronunciation v., gabbed, gab•bing, n. [Informal.]
v. [no object]

Informal Termsto talk or chat without purpose;
chatter:gabbing on the phone for hours.

n. [uncountable]

Informal Termstalk without purpose;
chatter.

Idioms

have the gift of (the) gab, to be able to talk glibly:A good salesperson has the gift of gab.

gab¹ (gab),USA pronunciation v., gabbed, gab•bing, n. [Informal.]
v.i.

Informal Termsto talk or chat idly;
chatter.

Informal Termsidle talk;
chatter.

1780–90; apparently expressive variant of gob⁴; compare gabble

gab′ber, n.

gab² (gab),USA pronunciation n. [Mach.]

Mechanical Engineeringa hook or fork that engages temporarily with a moving rod or lever.

Dutch dialect, dialectal gabbe notch, gash
probably

gab³ (gab),USA pronunciation n. [Scot. Slang.]

Scottish Termsgob³.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

gab /ɡæb/ informal vb (gabs, gabbing, gabbed)

(intransitive) to talk excessively or idly, esp about trivial matters; gossip; chatter

idle or trivial talk
gift of the gab ⇒ ability to speak effortlessly, glibly, or persuasively

Etymology: 18th Century: variant of Northern dialect gob mouth, probably from Irish Gaelic gob beak, mouthˈgabber n

'gab' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

gabfest - gap - bafflegab - gabble - gabbro - gabby - Gabon - gibble-gabble - gift of gab - gob - jabber - outgabble - prattle - yak

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Synonyms: gossip, jabber, chatter, chat, blather, more...

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