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verb

To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal go on, spiel. Slang gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot thebreezebull. See words.

noun

Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk. Slang gas, yak. See words.

n

Definition: conversation
Antonyms: silence

v

Definition: talk a lot
Antonyms: be quiet

For a list of words related to gab, see:

• Modes and Manners of Expression - gab: Informal. chatter
• Speech Sounds
• Drivel and Silly Talk

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - snakke, sludre, sladre
n. - snakken, sludren

Nederlands (Dutch)
kletsen, geklets, gabardine (stof)

Français (French)
v. intr. - jacasser
n. - bagout

Deutsch (German)
v. - (ugs.) quatschen
n. - (ugs.) Geschwätz

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πολυλογώ, φλυαρώ (κν. παρλάρω)
n. - πολυλογία, φλυαρία, πάρλα

Italiano (Italian)
chiacchierare, bocca, forcella, chiacchera

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tagarelar
n. - loquacidade (f), conversa (f)

Русский (Russian)
болтовня, трепать языком, бахвальство, упрек, обвинение

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - parlotear, charlar, cotorrear
n. - parloteo, cháchara, cotorreo, palique

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - babbla
n. - prat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
空谈, 唠叨, 瞎扯, 饶舌, 多嘴, 爱说话

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 空談, 嘮叨, 瞎扯
n. - 饒舌, 多嘴, 愛說話

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (쓸데없이) 말을 많이 하다
n. - (쓸데없이) 말을 많이 함

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - だらだらしゃべる
n. - おしゃべり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثرثر (الاسم) ثرثرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פטפט, קשקש‬
n. - ‮קשקוש, פטפוט, כוח הדיבור, דיבור, שטויות‬

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