Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To talk idly or incessantly, as about trivial matters.
- noun Idle talk; chatter.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A jest; joke; mock; a piece of pleasantry.
- noun Same as
gaub . - To project like a tusk.
- To jest; lie in jest; speak with exaggeration; lie.
- To talk idly; talk much; chatter; prate.
- To speak or tell falsely.
- noun A hook or crook; specifically, the hook on an eccentricrod which engages the wrist on the rock-shaft lever of a valve-motion.
- noun Idle talk; chatter; loquacity.
- noun The mouth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To deceive; to lie.
- intransitive verb To talk idly; to prate; to chatter.
- noun colloq. The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness.
- noun [Colloq.] facility of expression.
- noun (Steam Engine) The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See.
Illust. ofeccentric .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
idle chatter - noun
mouth asgob - verb intransitive, obsolete To
jest ; to tell lies in jest;exaggerate ;lie . - verb intransitive To
talk orchatter a lot, usually ontrivial subjects. - verb transitive, obsolete To speak or tell falsely.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb talk profusely
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The notion that our leaders might have the brains and skill to maturely resolve conflicts with the gift of gab is astounding and long overdue.
Poll: Image of US will 'change for the better' with Obama 2008
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The natives in the vicinity of Perth generally use the word gab-by, or kuyp-e, for water, but those inhabiting a district only twelve or fourteen miles distant from Perth adopt the word kow-win; the word used by the natives in the vicinity of Adelaide in South Australia for water is kauw-ee.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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For your gift of the gab is a caution -- are splendid;
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, June 4, 1892 Various
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Sometimes our phone conversations go on forever, and we just kind of gab about our lives, and what is holding us back.
Claudia Ricci: Coincidences and Clairvoyance: The Mysteries of This Book Continue Unexplained Claudia Ricci 2010
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Sometimes our phone conversations go on forever, and we just kind of gab about our lives, and what is holding us back.
Claudia Ricci: Coincidences and Clairvoyance: The Mysteries of This Book Continue Unexplained Claudia Ricci 2010
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Sometimes our phone conversations go on forever, and we just kind of gab about our lives, and what is holding us back.
Claudia Ricci: Coincidences and Clairvoyance: The Mysteries of This Book Continue Unexplained Claudia Ricci 2010
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Sometimes our phone conversations go on forever, and we just kind of gab about our lives, and what is holding us back.
Claudia Ricci: Coincidences and Clairvoyance: The Mysteries of This Book Continue Unexplained Claudia Ricci 2010
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Berserk, nor "gab" like the Paladins of Charlemagne, he is ready on provocation to boast of what he has done.
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"Shut up that kind of gab," demanded Jorth, stridently.
To the Last Man Zane Grey 1905
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"Aw, shut up that kind of gab, will y'u?" broke in Colter, harshly.
To the Last Man Zane Grey 1905
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Gabbs Airport (Nevada).
October 29, 2008