Meaning & use
Gabbing
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Talking casually and at length, often about unimportant matters; chatting or chattering.
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The two friends spent the whole bus ride gabbing about the weekend.
Stop gabbing and help me finish the dishes.
A note on using this word
Informal; from the noun 'gab,' as in the phrase 'gift of the gab,' meaning a talent for fluent, persuasive talk.
Words with a similar meaning
chatteringchatting
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Words with an opposite meaning
listening
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