Definition of gab - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- She could gab for hours about her vacation..
2.
- He used to gab about his adventures.
Noun
- We had a bit of gab before the meeting.
Images of gab
light informal talk, often for social or trivial reasons
Expressions with gab
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ability to speak easily and persuasively
She has the gift of gab, charming everyone she meets.
ability to speak easily and persuasively
She has the gift of the gab, charming everyone.
engage in casual conversation with someone
They decided to have a gab after lunch.
way of talking to impress others
He always has a line of gab ready for meetings.
Origin of gab
Middle English, gabben (to talk idly)
Examples of gab in a sentence
He likes to gab with his neighbors. They would gab for hours about nothing in particular. She loved to gab with her friends at the cafe. They enjoyed a short gab over coffee. A quick gab at lunch lifted spirits.
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- French:bavarder, papotage, ...
- German:schwatzen, Plauderei, ...
- Italian:chiacchierare, chiacchiera, ...
- Spanish:charlar, charla, ...
- Portuguese:tagarelar, conversa fiada, ...
- Chinese:闲聊, 聊天, ...
- Japanese:おしゃべりする, おしゃべり, ...
- Arabic:ثَرْثَرَ, ثَرْثَرَة, ...
- Hebrew:לְפַטְפֵּט, קַשְׁקֶשֶׂת, ...
- Russian:болтать, болтовня, ...
- Ukrainian:балакати, балаканина, ...
- Hindi:बकबक करना, गपशप, ...
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