What is another word for gabbing?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈabɪŋ] (IPA)

Gabbing is often defined as excessive talking or gossiping. However, there are several other synonyms that can be used to convey the same idea. For example, chattering, babbling, prattling, and jabbering all imply a continuous flow of words without much substance. Similarly, blabbering, yapping, and nattering suggest talking without much regard for what is being said. Other synonyms for gabbing include gushing, blathering, and mouthing off. Regardless of the word used, the idea behind all of these synonyms is someone who is talking too much or about topics that are not important.

What are the hypernyms for Gabbing?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Gabbing

"I'm gabbing a lot, but I was going to tell you about Bertram Lintell.
"She Buildeth Her House"
Will Comfort
One day a bunch of us were sitting around outside the store waiting for the mail to run-gabbing and "spittin and whittlin," when a man drove up with a fairly good-looking used, wooden icebox in his pick-up.
"The-Life-of-Me-an-autobiography"
Johnson, Clarence Edgar
Instead of gabbing around with reporters.
"Gargoyles"
Ben Hecht

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