Meaning of gab in English

(Definition of gab from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of gab from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of gab from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of gab

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Is it not the case that he has now been rumbled as all gab and no action?
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For example, if a wrestler can perform well in the ring, but lacks the gift of gab, a manager will cut promos for him.
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He's a con man and has the gift of the gab.
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Sometimes the "gab" is not considered a separate genre of poetry but simply a boast found within another genre, commonly the "sirventes".
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It was during this time that a gift for gab was finely honed that aided in future success.
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The creditor will orally agree to give the debtor extra time to make a paymentthis is the gab.
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Translations of gab

in Chinese (Traditional)
喋喋不休,嘮叨,閒聊(尤指説雞毛蒜皮的事)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
喋喋不休,唠叨,闲聊(尤指说鸡毛蒜皮的事)…
in Spanish
parlotear…
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