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Definition of gabber in English: gabberverbˈɡabə [no object]informal Talk in a rapid, excited way. well, that's enough of me gabbering about myself Example sentencesExamples - Skittle-shaped and with brown eyes twinkling, he gabbers away almost flirtatiously, a testament to the extraordinary energy that he invests in everything.
- Grace spotted Ardal sitting with a group of fellow pirates, heads close while they gabbered away in low tones.
- I remember when I was in high school, and I would walk through the halls, over hearing prissy girls gabber about wondering what their boyfriends where doing.
- And at the other end of the good vibes spectrum, when you gabber away like some demented baboon into your mobile on the bus, you're transmitting.
- Yet at this new building, everyone happily gabbers away in the elevator, especially at night.
- I can't tell you how silly you look, standing there in the market, gabbering to someone unknown on your phone.
Synonyms talk, gossip, chatter, chitter-chatter, speak, converse, have a conversation, engage in conversation, tittle-tattle, prattle, jabber, jibber-jabber, babble, prate, go on, run on
nounˈɡabə informal 1A person who talks a great deal. barristers earn their exorbitant fees by being gifted gabbers Example sentencesExamples - The media have allowed the right's activists and gabbers to run wild with criticism without furnishing legitimate alternative solutions.
- You don't have to raise your hand or be too schoolish, but make sure the gabbers get plenty of air time.
- The urbane 40-year-old coach is a gabber extraordinaire, who simply oozes warmth and charm.
- Will the gabbers continue maintaining their radio silence?
- You're probably one of those irritating gabbers I've ignored.
- Even those who weren't particularly fond of Linklater's dreamers and gabbers still had something themselves to say.
- While Rummy may be a world class gabber, he doesn't duck questions or controversy.
Synonyms talker, chatterer, jabberer, babbler, prattler, blatherer, prater - 1.1mass noun Rapid, excited speech.
pointless gabber about the state of the industry Example sentencesExamples - I never took anything she said to heart. It was all gabber, and I knew she loved me.
- 'Trust our luck,' Stuart said over the loud gabber of the new arrivals and their clattering plates and trays.
- He was ignored amongst the gabber.
- She was just trying to tune out her sister's endless gabber.
- I have an amazing brother who will listen to my mindless gabber and rants for hours without trying to stop me.
Synonyms chat, talk, gossip, chit-chat, chitter-chatter, patter, jabbering, jabber, prattling, prattle, babbling, babble, tittle-tattle, tattle, blathering, blather, blethering, blether, rambling, gibbering
Origin Early 18th century: from gab + -er3. |