gab

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see also: Gab

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡæb/

Noun

gab

1. Idle chatter.
2. The mouth or gob.
3. One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:talkative

Translations

• French: bagou
• German: Geschwätz, Gequassel
• Russian: болтовня́

Verb

gab (gabs, present participle gabbing; past and past participle gabbed)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
2. (intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To speak or tell falsely.

Translations

• German: schwatzen, quasseln
• Russian: болта́ть

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Gab

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Proper noun

1. A diminutive of the given name Gabriel.

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