GABBING

Verb

gabbing

present participle of gab

Anagrams

• Big Bang, big bang, gnaB giB

Source: Wiktionary


GAB

Gab, n. Etym: [Cf. Gaff.] (Steam Engine)

Definition: The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of Eccentric.

Gab, n. Etym: [OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr. Icel. gabb mocking, mockery, or OF. gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or gob. Cf. Gab, v. i., Gibber.]

Definition: The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness. [Colloq.] Gift of gab, facility of expression. [Colloq.]

Gab, v. i. Etym: [OE. gabben to jest, lie, mock, deceive, fr. Icel. gabba to mock, or OF. gaber. See 2d Gab, and cf. Gabble.]

1. To deceive; to lie. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. To talk idly; to prate; to chatter. Holinshed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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