confab

con·fab

C0557900 (kŏn′făb′) Informal n. A casual talk; confabulation.intr.v. (kən-făb′, kŏn′făb′) con·fabbed, con·fab·bing, con·fabs To talk casually.

confab

(ˈkɒnfæb) na conversation or chatvb, -fabs, -fabbing or -fabbed (intr) to converse

con•fab

(n. ˈkɒn fæb; v. kənˈfæb, ˈkɒn fæb)

n., v. -fabbed, -fab•bing. Informal. n. 1. a confabulation. v.i. 2. to confabulate [1695]

confab

Past participle: confabbed
Gerund: confabbing

Imperative
confab
confab

Present
I confab
you confab
he/she/it confabs
we confab
you confab
they confab

Preterite
I confabbed
you confabbed
he/she/it confabbed
we confabbed
you confabbed
they confabbed

Present Continuous
I am confabbing
you are confabbing
he/she/it is confabbing
we are confabbing
you are confabbing
they are confabbing

Present Perfect
I have confabbed
you have confabbed
he/she/it has confabbed
we have confabbed
you have confabbed
they have confabbed

Past Continuous
I was confabbing
you were confabbing
he/she/it was confabbing
we were confabbing
you were confabbing
they were confabbing

Past Perfect
I had confabbed
you had confabbed
he/she/it had confabbed
we had confabbed
you had confabbed
they had confabbed

Future
I will confab
you will confab
he/she/it will confab
we will confab
you will confab
they will confab

Future Perfect
I will have confabbed
you will have confabbed
he/she/it will have confabbed
we will have confabbed
you will have confabbed
they will have confabbed

Future Continuous
I will be confabbing
you will be confabbing
he/she/it will be confabbing
we will be confabbing
you will be confabbing
they will be confabbing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been confabbing
you have been confabbing
he/she/it has been confabbing
we have been confabbing
you have been confabbing
they have been confabbing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been confabbing
you will have been confabbing
he/she/it will have been confabbing
we will have been confabbing
you will have been confabbing
they will have been confabbing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been confabbing
you had been confabbing
he/she/it had been confabbing
we had been confabbing
you had been confabbing
they had been confabbing

Conditional
I would confab
you would confab
he/she/it would confab
we would confab
you would confab
they would confab

Past Conditional
I would have confabbed
you would have confabbed
he/she/it would have confabbed
we would have confabbed
you would have confabbed
they would have confabbed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	confab - an informal conversation chat, confabulation, schmoose, schmoozeconversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chitchat, chit-chat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle - light informal conversation for social occasions
Verb	1.	confab - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"chew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, chat, chaffer, confabulate, gossip, chatter, visitconverse, discourse - carry on a conversationjawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
	2.	confab - have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"confer, consult, confabulatehash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"collogue - confer secretly

confab

nounInformal. Spoken exchange:chat, colloquy, confabulation, conversation, converse, dialogue, discourse, speech, talk.Slang: jaw.verbInformal. To engage in spoken exchange:chat, confabulate, converse, discourse, speak, talk.Informal: visit.

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