- present participle of gab.
gabbing
Example Sentences
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They were the ones with the open bars, the gabbing salespeople, and the display of blinking cabinets set to free-play mode.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
Sure, sometimes coworkers can feel like friends, but that doesn’t mean you can spend an hour gabbing about last night’s date.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025
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
Residents go to the post office on Fetters Mill Road near the old train tracks to snag their letters and packages while gabbing with friends and relatives they run into.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
“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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