Gab
noun
To have a long conversation, usually about unimportant things.
She has the ability to gab for hours on the phone with her friends.
Often appears as...
- gift of gab
- gab on the phone
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To talk a lot or for a long period of time.
My neighbor would not stop gabbing about his vacation all night.
Often appears as...
- gab about
- gab away
Usage tips
Informal
noun
To have a long conversation, usually about unimportant things.
She has the ability to gab for hours on the phone with her friends.
Often appears as...
- gift of gab
- gab on the phone
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To talk a lot or for a long period of time.
My neighbor would not stop gabbing about his vacation all night.
Often appears as...
- gab about
- gab away
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Use
Used in casual conversation among friends or family, not in formal settings.
At the family reunion, everyone gabbed about their lives.
Pro Tip 2/3No Serious Topics
'Gab' implies the conversation topics are light and not very serious.
They gabbed about the latest TV shows and fashion trends.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Duration
The term often suggests a lengthy conversation, potentially longer than some find comfortable.
During the long car ride, they wouldn't stop gabbing.
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Me, first of all, I don't run through anything. And I especially don't run through the TSA because I get to experience the personal patdown. I won't comment on that. And then I make my way to the gate, and with my gift of gab that my parents said I was born with,
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Asking for help is a...
Me, first of all, I don't run through anything. And I especially don't run through the TSA because I get to experience the personal patdown. I won't comment on that. And then I make my way to the gate, and with my gift of gab that my parents said I was born with,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 364 PIPE...
Oh what are you tryna gab you tryna grab some leaves
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Quote examples
Chris Evans
American Actor
I really like people who have the gift of the gab. I like characters that are very eloquent, articulate and confident in what they're saying. Especially coming off 'Captain America,' who's very internal and intimate, I'd love to play someone who wears their emotions on their sleeves, potentially to a fault.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.
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Cullen Bunn
American Writer
I've always liked telling stories. That probably came from my dad, who definitely had the gift of gab and who wove a kind of personal folklore about his youth - stories full of adventure and ghosts and wild antics.
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Natalya Neidhart
Canadian Athlete
Mean Gene,' as he was universally known, made every WWE Superstar he interacted with appear larger than life. He had the gift of gab as one of WWE's most tenured personalities.
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Meghan McCain
American Journalist
I'm a nonstop extrovert, a people person who loves mingling and gabbing and getting out in the world.
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Zadie Smith
British Novelist
I'm always a bit suspicious of writers who have the gift of the gab.
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Ricky Whittle
British Actor
I've never used chat-up lines; I don't have the gift of the gab.
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Chance The Rapper
American Musician
God and my dad gave me the gift of gab. I know how to finagle.
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Marianne Elliott
British Director
Some directors have the gift of the gab, but I don't.
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Kyle Chandler
American Actor
I can gab with pretty much anyone.
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Chris Evans
American Actor
I really like people who have the gift of the gab. I like characters that are very eloquent, articulate and confident in what they're saying. Especially coming off 'Captain America,' who's very internal and intimate, I'd love to play someone who wears their emotions on their sleeves, potentially to a fault.
Quote examples
Simon Sinek
English Author
Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.
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Cullen Bunn
American Writer
I've always liked telling stories. That probably came from my dad, who definitely had the gift of gab and who wove a kind of personal folklore about his youth - stories full of adventure and ghosts and wild antics.
Quote examples
Natalya Neidhart
Canadian Athlete
Mean Gene,' as he was universally known, made every WWE Superstar he interacted with appear larger than life. He had the gift of gab as one of WWE's most tenured personalities.
Quote examples
Meghan McCain
American Journalist
I'm a nonstop extrovert, a people person who loves mingling and gabbing and getting out in the world.
Quote examples
Zadie Smith
British Novelist
I'm always a bit suspicious of writers who have the gift of the gab.
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Ricky Whittle
British Actor
I've never used chat-up lines; I don't have the gift of the gab.
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Chance The Rapper
American Musician
God and my dad gave me the gift of gab. I know how to finagle.
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Marianne Elliott
British Director
Some directors have the gift of the gab, but I don't.
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Kyle Chandler
American Actor
I can gab with pretty much anyone.
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