gab
part of speech
verb (gab, gabs, gabbed, gabbing); noun (gab)
meaning for a pupil
1) (informal) To talk a lot, quickly and often about unimportant things; to chatter. tree →
2) (informal, noun) Chatty talk. tree →
3) (informal) «the gift of the gab» (UK) or «the gift of gab» (US): the ability to talk easily and persuade people. tree →
4) (slang) Gab can also mean the mouth, as in "shut your gab". tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday talk and stories «gab» describes chatter between friends. «Gift of the gab» is said of salespeople, presenters and charming characters. Related: «chatter», «natter» (UK), «yak».
examples
- The girls gabbed on the phone for an hour. tree →
- Stop gabbing and finish your work! tree →
- My uncle has the gift of the gab — he can sell anything. tree →
- Grandma loves a good gab with her neighbour. tree →
- They were gabbing so much that they missed their bus stop. tree →
- Toad had the gift of the gab and talked his way out of trouble. tree →
note
Informal; not for formal writing. Past form «gabbed», «-ing» form «gabbing». Adjective «gabby» (talkative). Do not confuse with «grab».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gab» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.