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gabgab /gæb/ verb (gabbed, gabbing) [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYgabOrigin: 1700-1800 Probably from gabble VERB TABLEgab |
| Present | I, you, we, they | gab | | he, she, it | gabs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gabbed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gabbed | | he, she, it | has gabbed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gabbed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gab | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gabbed |
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| Present | I | am gabbing | | he, she, it | is gabbing | | you, we, they | are gabbing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was gabbing | | you, we, they | were gabbing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gabbing | | he, she, it | has been gabbing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gabbing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gabbing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gabbing |
informal to talk continuously, usually about things that are not important: They spend too much time gabbing instead of working. → see also the gift of gab at gift1 (4)—gab noun [uncountable]—gabby adjective |