Results for gab

Definitions of gab:

part of speech: noun

Idle chatter; talkativeness.

part of speech: noun

In steam- engines, the name given to the hook on the end of the eccentric rod opposite the strap.

part of speech: noun

Talkativeness; loquacity.

Usage examples for gab:

• He was a baby in public affairs, of course, as yet; but as soon as he once got going, the intensity of his convictions, together with his position, and real gift- not of the gab like Harbinger's- but of restrained, biting oratory, was sure to bring him to the front with a bound in the present state of parties. "The Patrician", John Galsworthy

• Carew would have preferred to decline the invitation, but in ordinary politeness found it difficult to do so; and he accompanied the native lawyer- who undoubtedly possessed the gift of the gab if no other qualifications for his profession- to the law courts. "A Desperate Voyage", Edward Frederick Knight

• " Pard, I reckon it ain't my way to gab a lot," replied Larry. "The U.P. Trail", Zane Grey