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gab
This term carries a lighthearted, often informal connotation of social chatter. It suggests a lack of seriousness and a focus on trivialities, evoking an image of rapid, effortless speech among friends or acquaintances. As a noun, the word is typically treated as an uncountable mass noun referring to the general sound or act of chatter. It does not usually take a plural form in standard usage, as it describes a quality of speech rather than individual instances of talking.
Meanings
To talk incessantly and often about trivial matters.
"They sat in the kitchen and gabbed away for hours about their neighbors."
To talk rapidly and incessantly about a particular subject.
"She spent the entire afternoon gabbing about her new job."