Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Idle chatter.
Geschwätz, Gequassel
болтовня́boltovnjá, трёпtrjop
(countable, uncountable)The mouth or gob.
(countable, uncountable)One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.
- light informal conversation for social occasions
Examples
12 sentencesTom has the gift of gab.
У Тома добре підвішений язик. — deniko
ruУ Тома дар слова. — Wezel
What are you ladies gabbing about?
Tom has the gift of the gab.
deTom hat einen guten Zungenschlag. — wolfgangth
Tom had the gift of the gab.
ruУ Тома был хорошо подвешен язык. — odexed
Women usually have the gift of gab.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English gab, gabbe, from Old Norse gabb (“jest, mockery”) (whence alInherited from Middle English gab, gabbe, from Old Norse gabb (“jest, mockery”) (whence also Old French gab, gap (“mockery, derision, scorn”)). Cognate with Icelandic gabb (“hoax”).
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Forms
plural: gabsSynonyms
12 synonyms- light informal conversation for social occasions:chitchatchit-chatchit chatsmall talkgabfestgossiptittle-tattlechin wag
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable