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GAB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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) 

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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