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gab

UK
/ɡæb/
US
/ɡæb/

Translations

gabnoun
gabs
pl
UK
/ɡæb/
US
/ɡæb/
The two friends engaged in gab for hours, catching up on each other's lives.
Les deux amis ont bavardé pendant des heures, se racontant leurs vies respectives.
Additional translations
bagoutFamilier; pour l'aisance à parler et à convaincre.
boucheDialectal; pour le sens de « mouth ».
Synonyms
chatter
talk
conversation
discourse
dialogue
gossip
jabber
Antonyms
silence
reticence
taciturnity
reserve
quietness
speechlessness
gabverb
gabbed
Past Simple
gabbed
Past Participle
gabbing
Gerund
UK
/ɡæb/
US
/ɡæb/
They would gab for hours about their favorite TV shows.
Ils bavardaient pendant des heures au sujet de leurs séries télévisées préférées.
Additional translations
jacasserFamilier; insiste sur des propos futiles.
Synonyms
chat
talk
gossip
jabber
prattle
chatter
blab
Antonyms
be silent
be quiet
keep quiet
hold one's tongue
clam up
hush
silence
shut up
gabadjective
UK
/ɡæb/
US
/ɡæb/
Used attributively before a noun, e.g. 'gab session'.
bavardRare; lié à la conversation légère ou au bavardage.
They held a long gab session after the meeting.
Ils ont tenu une longue séance de bavardage après la réunion.

Definitions

gabnoun
Casual or trivial conversation; chatter.
The two friends engaged in gab for hours, catching up on each other's lives.
The ability to speak easily and confidently, especially in a way that persuades or influences people.
He has the gift of gab, which makes him an excellent salesman.
(dialect, chiefly Scottish and Northern English) The mouth.
He stuffed the scone straight into his gab.
gabverb
To talk at length, especially about trivial matters.
They would gab for hours about their favorite TV shows.
gabadjective
Relating to or intended for casual talk or chatter.
They held a long gab session after the meeting.
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