Antonyms for gabbing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gab |
| Phonetic Transcription : gæb |
Definition of gabbing
Origin :- "to reproach," c.1200, via Scottish and northern England dialect, from a Scandinavian source, e.g. Old Norse gabba "to mock," or from Old French gabber "mock, boast," both perhaps ultimately imitative. Related: Gabbed; gabbing. Meaning "to talk much" is from 1786, probably a back-formation from gabble.
- verb talk a lot
- He stopped, realizing that he was gabbing at a terrific rate.
- Extract from : « Colorado Jim » by George Goodchild
- I was gaeing alang wi' the yowes, and there was he and Drummielaw riding and gabbing.
- Extract from : « Foes » by Mary Johnston
- I have a theory that more men are lost to themselves and the age by a love of "gabbing" than by drinking.
- Extract from : « Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, » by George Alfred Townsend
- "We can't spend time in gabbing here," came nervously from Bowsprit.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish
- I s'pose Mrs. Bainbridge has got a gabbing streak on and will keep her there the rest of the day listening to her.
- Extract from : « At the Little Brown House » by Ruth Alberta Brown
- Tenderly they carried the gabbing creature down to the timber and laid him on a bed of boughs.
- Extract from : « The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure » by Rex Beach
Synonyms for gabbing
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