gabs
Talks idly, lengthily
Gabs is the third-person singular of gab, meaning to talk at length in an easy, informal way: She gabs on the phone for hours.
The noun gab refers to such talk, appearing in phrases like gift of gab—a talent for fluent, persuasive speech.
Trivial, prolonged speech
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- blabberRamble without substance
- yammerComplain loudly, persistently
- natterLight, aimless conversation
chitchat · ramble · blather · babble · patter · palaver · blab · clack
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
buzz · innuendo · speculation · dirt · tea · scoop · tales · backbiting
Quick, clever conversation
- quipsBrief witty remarks
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- witClever, inventive humor
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
ribbing · jesting · raillery · badinage · pleasantry · joking around · wisecracks · back-and-forth
prattle
Trivial, prolonged speech
natter · chitchat · ramble · blather · babble · patter · palaver · blab · clack · maunder
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
hearsay · buzz · innuendo · speculation · dirt · tea · scoop · tales · backbiting · talebearing
repartee
Quick, clever conversation
teasing · ribbing · jesting · raillery · badinage · pleasantry · joking around · wisecracks · back-and-forth · sparring
gabsclams up
Stops talking abruptly
shuts up · keeps mum · listens · zips it · bites one's tongue
gabsdeliberates
Thinks carefully before deciding
discourses · debates · orates · lectures · expounds
- gift of gabNatural speaking ability
- gift of the gabNatural speaking talent
- gab sessionInformal prolonged conversation
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