gift of gab
Natural verbal fluency
Gift of gab is the ability to talk easily and persuasively.
Someone with the gift of gab can strike up conversation with anyone, charm strangers, or talk their way out of trouble: He could sell anything with that gift of gab.
The phrase usually implies natural talent rather than learned skill.
- blarneyFlattering but hollow speech
- volubilityExcessive verbal output
- articulatenessClarity in verbal expression
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
way with words · wit · silver-tongued · charm · patter · smooth talk · persuasion · eloquence · raconteur · verbal dexterity · fast talker · schmooze · spiel · rhetoric · smooth talker · talk the talk · salesmanship · wordplay
gift of gabtongue-tied
Unable to express oneself
at a loss for words · inarticulate · stuttering · halting speech · lost for words
gift of gabman of few words
Someone who rarely speaks
tight-lipped · laconic · woman of few words · reserved · uncommunicative
gift of gabsocial awkwardness
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