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[gab] / gæb /


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Anyone who has ever watched an interview with Mr. McConaughey, or delved into his enchanting memoir “Greenlights,” is aware that listening to him gab is a treat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Laurent had the good-natured gab, Simone the uncompromising discourse," French newspaper Le Monde said of the Gbagbos' political partnership.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

Workplaces provided easy ways to form friendships or at least gab by the water cooler—a particularly important resource in a country where 15 percent of Americans have one close friend, if any.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024

Now they're meeting at Mar-a-Lago in free-wheeling gab sessions around the golf course and the dining-room tables.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2024

Where his father had the gift of gab, Kermit had a gift for learning foreign languages.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Paul puts ‘bust’ in filibuster He doesn’t make it on the list of longest Senate gabs — but reading from Twitter instead of phone books might be a first.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2013

And in an era in which Lady Gaga gabs on about subverting gender and sexuality norms, these fellows strut the strut.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2012

Mark, a towering, perennially upbeat presence, relentlessly gabs away; Jay, short and bearded, lingers alongside.

From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2010

Scarlet gabs on a phone attached to the wall, Ruby reads a book, and Carmen admires herself in the sunlight that cascades through a window.

From Slate ● May 26, 2009

Mrs. Fischer gabs about our quest to save the coyote until Ms. Andrews cuts her off.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

The two strangers gabbed on and on as FitzGerald turned off the highway and looped through side streets.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2022

“I thought she was stunning, unpretentious and real. She asked about Bella and didn’t talk about herself. We gabbed until 3 a.m.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021

He’s a guy who has actually governed, not just gabbed about it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2021

It was Feldman’s job to feed her, but they gabbed so much that Fridkin barely go to eat.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2017

I didn’t want her to change her mind, so I just gabbed on about all sorts of rubbish till we got to Karly’s street.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

After much gabbing, those who share a strong connection get engaged and meet for the first time face to face before jetting off for a vacation in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024

Every second of every day, there are stocks going up and down because nonprofessional traders are gabbing about them on Reddit and in Discord servers and group chats.

From Slate ● May 13, 2024

“One of my favorite moments in every art fair is when all of the exhibitors start gabbing with each other,” Freeman said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2022

He has been a nightlife regular at a private club in NoHo, gabbing merrily with Ronn Torossian, a publicist with past ties to former President Donald J. Trump.

From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2021

“Right now we have to get out of sight. None of this matters if they bag us while we’re gabbing in broad daylight. I’ll go out again tonight, check things out.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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