aboveboard
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //heard her parents' guests still gabbling in the living room late into the night
- //during the filming of the party scene the extras were told to just gabble and act like they were having a great time
First Known Use
1577, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and Etymology
probably of imitative origingabble
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- unintelligible or meaningless talk //their discussion about the complexities of international trade was gabble to those of us who didn't study that subjectSynonyms
verb
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to engage in casual or rambling conversation //heard her parents' guests still gabbling in the living room late into the nightSynonymsSy