gab

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Idle chatter.
2. (countable, uncountable) The mouth or gob.
3. (countable, uncountable) One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.

Verb

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
2. (intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To speak or tell falsely.

Concepten

praten

🗣️

kletsen

snappen

geklets

🧇

chatten

bomen

gekakel

wauwelen

gebabbel

emmeren

Synoniemen

chatter

jabber

gabble

babble

chitchat

prattle

gossip

twaddle

small talk

chat

gabfest

palaver

prate

talk

🗣️

talkativeness

yammer

chin wagging

spiel

natter

garrulousness

gibber

tittle tattle

garrulity

talk idly

tittle-tattle

witter

chew the fat

chin-wagging

chin-wag

yak

cackle

causerie

chin wag

prittle prattle

tattle

rattle on

schmoose

blab

verbalism

verbalization

verbiage

verboseness

waffle

🧇

yack

chit-chat

yap

confab

talk nonsense

yapp

shmooze

Vertalingen

bavarder

palique

chiacchiera

quatschen

chiacchierare

parlotear

konuşkanlık

cháchara

ciarlare

plappern

dibbern

φλυαρώ

κουτσομπολιό

eine freundliche, zwanglose Unterhaltung führen

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡæb/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: gab

Verwant aan Oudfrans: gab

Verwant aan IJslands: gabb

In summary

Inherited from Middle English gab, gabbe, from Old Norse gabb (“jest, mockery”) (whence also Old French gab, gap (“mockery, derision, scorn”)). Cognate with Icelandic gabb (“hoax”).