gab
1idle talk; chatter.
Origin of gab
1Other words for gab
Other words from gab
- gabber, noun
Words Nearby gab
Other definitions for gab (2 of 3)
a hook or fork that engages temporarily with a moving rod or lever.
Origin of gab
2Other definitions for gab (3 of 3)
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How to use gab in a sentence
It’s no secret that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s gift of the gab is a point of pride.
Dashing Democrats’ Hopes, Manchin Calls Build Back Better ‘Dead’ | Philip Elliott | February 2, 2022 | TimeThose who stayed plugged in migrated off mainstream platforms like Facebook and onto systems designed for the far right and by the far right, like gab.
Jan. 6 Changed How the Far Right Organize, Not What They Believe | Philip Elliott | January 4, 2022 | TimeHis gift of the gab and absence of shame were mocked mercilessly but also given deference because they could fund a viable campaign in the span of hours.
Maybe they had a little gab while being blipped for five years with the other Avengers.
WandaVision’s series finale sets up the future of Wanda and the MCU | Alex Abad-Santos | March 5, 2021 | VoxBecause this is my book,” Kibbe writes, he decided to “mash up” the conversations into an “imaginary gab fest.
Why The Tea Party Won’t Go Away And More Wisdom From Matt Kibbe | Michael Signer | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In our interview, Moreno is effervescent and irreverent, with a genuine gift of the gab.
Rita Moreno, SAG Life Achievement Award Winner, Talks Brando, Elvis And West Side Story | Sandra McElwaine | January 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe apologizes profusely, curls up across from me, and begins to, as she calls it, gab.
'Daily Show' Creator Lizz Winstead Is the Queen of Calling Bullshit | Caitlin Dickson | December 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the millennium saw the last of the truly fat rappers: Gift of gab, J-Live, Bone Crusher, and Fatman Scoop.
Where Have All the Fat Rappers Gone? Or, How Hip-Hop Lost All the Weight. | Emilia Petrarca | August 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Gift of gab, the only original member of Blackalicious present, is twice as big as Big Boi but only half as well known.
Where Have All the Fat Rappers Gone? Or, How Hip-Hop Lost All the Weight. | Emilia Petrarca | August 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf he could have barked, his meaning would have carried more convincingly, but he "hauded 'is gab" loyally.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonSome persons start their gab carburetors, and they talk and talk mechanically, without any effort spent in thinking.
Think | Col. Wm. C. HunterAnother interest was what he called with pretended scorn, "Gregg's gab-fests."
Rough-Hewn | Dorothy Canfield"The gift of the gab" was one, and "He'd argue black was white" another.
Peccavi | E. W. HornungNine-tenths of the Victorian members possess at least the gift of the gab.
Town Life in Australia | R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
British Dictionary definitions for gab (1 of 3)
/ (ɡæb) informal /
(intr) 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
Origin of gab
1Derived forms of gab
- gabber, noun
British Dictionary definitions for gab (2 of 3)
/ (ɡæb) /
a hook or open notch in a rod or lever that drops over the spindle of a valve to form a temporary connection for operating the valve
a pointed tool used in masonry
Origin of gab
2British Dictionary definitions for GAB (3 of 3)
Gabon (international car registration)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with gab
see gift of gab.
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