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GAB international car registration for (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Gabon gab1 Informal vb gabs, gabbing, gabbed (intr) to talk excessively or idly, esp about trivial matters; gossip; chatter n 1. idle or trivial talk gift of the gab ability to speak effortlessly, glibly, or persuasively [variant of Northern dialect gob mouth, probably from Irish Gaelic gob beak, mouth] gabber n gab2 n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a hook or open notch in a rod or lever that drops over the spindle of a valve to form a temporary connection for operating the valve 2. (Engineering / Tools) a pointed tool used in masonry [probably from Flemish gabbe notch, gash] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
gab noun the gift of the gab eloquence, fluency, expressiveness, way with words, persuasiveness, forcefulness They are naturally good salesmen with the gift of the gab. Translations gab (inf) n → Gequassel nt (inf), → Geschwätz nt; to have a gab → (zusammen) quatschen (inf); to have a gab about something → etw bequatschen (inf); to have the gift of the gab (= talk a lot) → wie ein Wasserfall reden (inf); (= be persuasive) → reden können, nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein gab [gæb] n (fam) to have the gift of the gab → avere parlantina gab [gæb] n (fam) to have the gift of the gab → avere parlantina How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Her gift o' gab is what's goin' to be the makin' of her; mebbe she'll lecture, or recite pieces, like that Portland elocutionist that come out here to the harvest supper. "Stow this gab," roared Hook, and the spokesmen were dragged back. Time after time I've missed scoring a point because the other man has had the gift of the gab and I haven't. |
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