EnglishDefinition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter
- gabber noun
- //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead
- //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gab
NOTE: Perhaps continuing a divergent sense of Middle English gabben "to speak mockingly, scoff, tell lies" (borrowed from Anglo-French gaber "to mock, sneer at," ultimately from Old Norse gabba) if occurrences in Chaucer, perhaps meaning "to speak foolishly, talk nonsense," are the same verb. However, the scarcity of attestation between Chaucer and the 18th century, when gab appears in Scots, suggests that Modern English gab is a new onomatopoeic formation, akin to gabble.
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gabSynonymsbackchat cackle causerie chat chatter chin music chin-wag [slang] chitchat confab confabulation gabfest gossip jangle jaw natter [chiefly British] palaver patter rap schmooze small talk table talk talk tête-à-têteRelated Words
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to engage in casual or rambling conversation //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends insteadSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter
- gabber noun
- //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead
- //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gab
NOTE: Perhaps continuing a divergent sense of Middle English gabben "to speak mockingly, scoff, tell lies" (borrowed from Anglo-French gaber "to mock, sneer at," ultimately from Old Norse gabba) if occurrences in Chaucer, perhaps meaning "to speak foolishly, talk nonsense," are the same verb. However, the scarcity of attestation between Chaucer and the 18th century, when gab appears in Scots, suggests that Modern English gab is a new onomatopoeic formation, akin to gabble.
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gabSynonymsbackchat cackle causerie chat chatter chin music chin-wag [slang] chitchat confab confabulation gabfest gossip jangle jaw natter [chiefly British] palaver patter rap schmooze small talk table talk talk tête-à-têteRelated Words
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to engage in casual or rambling conversation //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends insteadSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter
- gabber noun
- //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead
- //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gab
NOTE: Perhaps continuing a divergent sense of Middle English gabben "to speak mockingly, scoff, tell lies" (borrowed from Anglo-French gaber "to mock, sneer at," ultimately from Old Norse gabba) if occurrences in Chaucer, perhaps meaning "to speak foolishly, talk nonsense," are the same verb. However, the scarcity of attestation between Chaucer and the 18th century, when gab appears in Scots, suggests that Modern English gab is a new onomatopoeic formation, akin to gabble.
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gabSynonymsbackchat cackle causerie chat chatter chin music chin-wag [slang] chitchat confab confabulation gabfest gossip jangle jaw natter [chiefly British] palaver patter rap schmooze small talk table talk talk tête-à-têteRelated Words
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to engage in casual or rambling conversation //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends insteadSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter
- gabber noun
- //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead
- //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gab
NOTE: Perhaps continuing a divergent sense of Middle English gabben "to speak mockingly, scoff, tell lies" (borrowed from Anglo-French gaber "to mock, sneer at," ultimately from Old Norse gabba) if occurrences in Chaucer, perhaps meaning "to speak foolishly, talk nonsense," are the same verb. However, the scarcity of attestation between Chaucer and the 18th century, when gab appears in Scots, suggests that Modern English gab is a new onomatopoeic formation, akin to gabble.
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gabSynonymsbackchat cackle causerie chat chatter chin music chin-wag [slang] chitchat confab confabulation gabfest gossip jangle jaw natter [chiefly British] palaver patter rap schmooze small talk table talk talk tête-à-têteRelated Words
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to engage in casual or rambling conversation //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends insteadSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter
- gabber noun
- //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead
- //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gab
NOTE: Perhaps continuing a divergent sense of Middle English gabben "to speak mockingly, scoff, tell lies" (borrowed from Anglo-French gaber "to mock, sneer at," ultimately from Old Norse gabba) if occurrences in Chaucer, perhaps meaning "to speak foolishly, talk nonsense," are the same verb. However, the scarcity of attestation between Chaucer and the 18th century, when gab appears in Scots, suggests that Modern English gab is a new onomatopoeic formation, akin to gabble.
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gabSynonymsbackchat cackle causerie chat chatter chin music chin-wag [slang] chitchat confab confabulation gabfest gossip jangle jaw natter [chiefly British] palaver patter rap schmooze small talk table talk talk tête-à-têteRelated Words
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to engage in casual or rambling conversation //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends insteadSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- intransitive verb
- : to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : chatter
- gabber noun
- //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends instead
- //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gab
NOTE: Perhaps continuing a divergent sense of Middle English gabben "to speak mockingly, scoff, tell lies" (borrowed from Anglo-French gaber "to mock, sneer at," ultimately from Old Norse gabba) if occurrences in Chaucer, perhaps meaning "to speak foolishly, talk nonsense," are the same verb. However, the scarcity of attestation between Chaucer and the 18th century, when gab appears in Scots, suggests that Modern English gab is a new onomatopoeic formation, akin to gabble.
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this //a car salesman with the proverbial gift for gabSynonymsbackchat cackle causerie chat chatter chin music chin-wag [slang] chitchat confab confabulation gabfest gossip jangle jaw natter [chiefly British] palaver patter rap schmooze small talk table talk talk tête-à-têteRelated Words
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to engage in casual or rambling conversation //spent the time she should have been working gabbing with friends insteadSynonymsSynonymous Phrases