| 释义 |
gabbing, vbl. n.|ˈgæbɪŋ|
[f. gab v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. gab.
†1. Lying, falsehood, a lie. Obs.
a1250Owl & Night. 626 Thu me telst of other thinge, Of mine briddes seist gabbinge. a1300Cursor M. 5176 ‘Fader,’ þai said, ‘mis-tru vs noght, þat we þe now ha gabbing broght’ 1377Langl. P. Pl. B. xx. 124 With glosynges and with gabbynges he gyled þe peple. a1400Hymns Virg. (E.E.T.S.) 108 Bakbyte þou no mon blod ny bon But ay let gabbynges glyde and gon. c1440Partonope 7097 Ye were neuer wont to use gabbyng. c1450Merlin 13, I shall well knowe yef ye haue made eny gabbynge. 1450–1530Myrr. our Ladye 328 Here beware that ye make no gabbynge. 1513Douglas æneis i. Pref. 203 Was it nocht eik als possible Eneas, As Hercules or Theseus to hell to pas? Quhilk is na gabbing suthlie, nor na lie.
2. The action of the vb. gab (sense 4).
1869T. Wright in Student II. 449 This proceeding was called gabbing, and the boasts and jests were called gabs. |