英语词汇“gab”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gabgab /gæb/ verb (gabbed, gabbing) [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYgab

Origin: 1700-1800 Probably from gabble

VERB TABLE

gab

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	gab
	he, she, it	gabs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	gabbed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have gabbed
	he, she, it	has gabbed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had gabbed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will gab
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have gabbed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am gabbing
	he, she, it	is gabbing
	you, we, they	are gabbing
Past	I, he, she, it	was gabbing
	you, we, they	were gabbing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been gabbing
	he, she, it	has been gabbing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been gabbing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be gabbing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been gabbing

informal to talk continuously, usually about things that are not important: They spend too much time gabbing instead of working. → see also the gift of gab at gift1 (4)—gab noun [uncountable]—gabby adjective